Chinese military researchers used Meta's Llama 2 to develop defense chatbot ChatBIT
Chinese military researchers, including two affiliated with the People's Liberation Army, reportedly used Meta's Llama 2 AI model to develop a defense chatbot called ChatBIT. According to Reuters, the chatbot is designed to gather and process intelligence and offer information for operational decision-making. Meta stated that the use was unauthorized and contrary to its acceptable use policy.
- Organisation involved
- People's Liberation Army (PLA)
- Product, system or model
- ChatBIT
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