Chinese Military Researchers Use Meta's AI Model for Defense | A New Twist in Open-Source Technology
Chinese Military Researchers Use Meta's AI Model for Defense | A New Twist in Open-Source Technology Introduction: Meta's AI Model in Chinese Military Research: Recent developments reveal that Chinese researchers, including those linked to the People's Liberation Army (PLA), have adapted Meta’s open-source AI model, Llama, to create a military-specific tool called "ChatBIT." The adaptation of Llama into ChatBIT highlights the strategic use of artificial intelligence in military applications and raises concerns about open-source models’ accessibility for potentially sensitive uses. Using Llama for Military Purposes: According to a paper from June reviewed by Reuters, six researchers from three institutions, including two under the PLA's Academy of Military Science (AMS), utilized Meta’s Llama 13B model as a foundation. By modifying it with their own parameters, they developed ChatBIT to support military intelligence gathering, processing, a...