"Buoyed by a very visible recent weakening in Western resolve, the Russian dictator is now openly embracing the language of #imperialism and referring to Russian “conquests” in Ukraine."
"#OpenAI has #quietly walked back a ban on the #militaryuse of #ChatGPT and its other artificial intelligence tools, although its policies still state that users should not “use our service to harm yourself or others,” including to “develop or use #weapons.”
"‘Expect the Unexpected’: NATO Official Tells Civilians to Prepare for War With Russia
The chairman of NATO’s military committee said the bloc is preparing for a potential war with Russia and warned civilians to be ready as the largest post-Cold War NATO exercise is due to take place."
OPENAI this week quietly deleted language expressly prohibiting the use of its technology for military purposes from its usage policy, which seeks to dictate how powerful and immensely popular tools like #ChatGPT can be used.
Up until January 10, OpenAI’s “usage policies” page included a ban on “activity that has high risk of physical harm, including,” specifically,
“weapons development” and “military and warfare.”
That plainly worded prohibition against military applications would seemingly rule out any official, and extremely lucrative, use by the Department of Defense or any other state military.
The new policy retains an injunction not to “use our service to harm yourself or others” and gives “develop or use weapons” as an example, but the blanket ban on “military and warfare” use has vanished.
"Eleven Iranians arrested by Finnish border guards after illegal crossing from Russia
The group was assisted by people on the Russian side, the Finnish Border Guard informs. "
"On Dec 26, Israel's first conscientious objector since the start of its war against Hamas, Tal Mitnick, was sent to prison after refusing to serve in the army. Mitnick, however, is not alone. A small group of Israelis are refusing [are] refusing to serve in [the] conflict. "
For those interested in such things, here is a free text written about 109 years ago outlining the background and history on which Russia's world view and aggression in Ukraine is rooted. (It is a freely downloadable English pdf)
“Israeli long-range missiles and exploding drones known as loitering munitions have made up for Azerbaijan’s small air force, even at times striking deep within #Armenia itself. Meanwhile, #Israel Barak-8 surface-to-air #missiles have protected #Azerbaijan’s airspace in shooting down missiles and #drones,” said Pieter Wezeman, senior researcher at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, which tracks #arms sales.
US to station nuclear weapons in UK to counter threat from Russia (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Warheads to be housed at RAF Lakenheath for first time in 15 years, Pentagon documents reveal, as Moscow warns of 'escalation'