Why the US Space Force suspends the use of AI at ChatGpt
In the United States, the US Space Force has temporarily stopped the use of web-based generative artificial intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, for its workforce due to data security concerns.
US Space Force pauses use of web-based generative AI tools like ChatGPT.
the US 6th Army made this decision due to data security concerns.
According to a memo seen by Reuters , a memorandum dated September 29 and addressed to the Guardians, as the Space Force calls its employees, prohibits personnel from using such artificial intelligence tools, including large language models, on computers governments until they receive formal approval from the service's Chief Technology and Innovation Office. The note states that they are “not authorized” for use on government systems unless specifically approved.
An Air Force spokesperson confirmed the temporary ban, first reported by Bloomberg .
It is not the first time that the American defense has expressed such fears. Generative AI has become incredibly popular in recent months since OpenAI's ChatGPT, which last November amassed more than 1 million users within a week of its launch. However, this technology is giving rise to a series of doubts of an ethical, regulatory and economic nature, due to the potential risks linked to the violation of copyright and privacy, to potential fraudulent uses or for disinformation purposes, up to the structural repercussions on employment which are already loom on the horizon in numerous economic sectors.
Last May, even the Pentagon's head of artificial intelligence said he was "scared to death " by the potential of technologies like ChatGpt. In August, the Pentagon launched a task force on generative artificial intelligence to examine use cases for LLMs (large language models) and how to analyze and integrate them within the Department of Defense.
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THE AMERICAN SPACE FORCE'S MOVE ON GENERATIVE AI AT CHATGPT
Therefore temporary ban on the use of generative AI tools "due to the risks of data aggregation" for Space Force employees.
Lisa Costa, Space Force chief technology and innovation officer, said in the memo that the technology will "undoubtedly revolutionize our workforce and enhance the Guardians' ability to operate rapidly."
“A strategic pause on the use of generative AI and large language models within the U.S. Space Force is being implemented as we determine the best path to integrate these capabilities into Guardian roles and the USSF mission,” he said Air Force spokeswoman Tanya Downsworth in a statement.
“This is a temporary measure to protect the data of our service and the Guardians,” he added.
STRATEGIC PAUSE
So the strategic pause is to protect Space Force personnel and data while determining how to integrate the capability to support missions and Guardians.
Indeed, Costa said in the memo that his office has formed a task force on generative artificial intelligence with other Pentagon offices to reflect on how to use the technology in a "responsible and strategic manner."
The note also states that Costa expects to release new guidelines within 30 days.
THE FIRST CONSEQUENCES
The first reactions from the tech industry active in artificial intelligence are not long in coming. Like that of Nicolas Chaillan, founder and CEO of Ask Sage, a secure generative artificial intelligence platform that works with several LLM models, including those of Microsoft and Google, used by the Pentagon.
According to Chaillain, Space Force's decision has already impacted at least 500 people using Ask Sage, Bloomberg reports.
In addition to customers across the defense industrial base, Chaillan told the news agency that more than 10,000 customers across the rest of the Defense Department, including 6,500 in the Air Force, are still using his company's software. Some Defense Department users even pay the $30-a-month fee out of pocket, he said, adding that this helps them ease the burden of writing reports.
Then the founder of Ask Sage criticized the Space Force's decision to suspend the use of generative artificial intelligence, especially since the Department of Defense has called for accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence. “Clearly, this will put us years behind China,” he wrote in a September email complaining to Costa and several senior defense officials, in which he argued that his service had already been “whitelisted” and approved for use by the Air Force, according to correspondence reviewed by Bloomberg .
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/innovazione/perche-la-us-space-force-sospende-lutilizzo-di-ia-alla-chatgpt/ on Thu, 12 Oct 2023 12:09:39 +0000.