Space Force Guardians face a temporary ban on using generative artificial intelligence tools and large language models (LLM) for official purposes.
The move, first reported by Bloomberg, was announced in a Sept. 29 memo from Lisa Costa, the Space Force’s Chief Technology and Innovation Officer.
According to the memo, obtained by Air & Space Forces Magazine, Guardians are forbidden from using government data in generative AI solutions unless they receive official approval.
IBM describes Generative AI as programs “that can generate high-quality text, images, and other content based on the data they were trained on”—platforms such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Ask Sage, a model designed for government work by the Department of the Air Force’s former chief software officer Nicolas M. Chaillan.
In an interview with Air & Space Forces Magazine, Chaillan argued against the Space Force’s move, citing concerns about the efficacy of prohibiting an entire technology or platform and the potential risks linked to personnel accessing these platforms on their personal…
