OpenAI Quietly Deletes Ban on Using ChatGPT for “Military and Warfare”

OpenAI quietly removed its ban on military and warfare uses from its usage policy, which previously listed "military and warfare" alongside "weapons development" as high-risk activities prohibited on its platform. The rewritten policy retains a general instruction not to "use our service to harm yourself or others" and gives "develop or use weapons" as an example. OpenAI spokesperson Niko Felix said the company wanted "clearer" and "more readable" principles, and mentioned a planned cybersecurity tool project with DARPA. Heidy Khlaaf of Trail of Bits said the new policy seems to emphasize legality over safety, and Lucy Suchman said the shift to "weapons" leaves room for military contracting.