Heidy Khlaaf

Heidy Khlaaf, Chief AI Scientist at the AI Now Institute, shares insights on the troubling shift of AI companies toward military applications. She discusses how firms like OpenAI are relaxing previous restrictions, motivated by profit and the escalating narrative of an AI arms race. Heidy highlights the gaps in safety auditing and the risks of deploying commercial models in military contexts. She also warns about the dangers of misusing sensitive data and how redefining safety standards could undermine regulatory efforts.