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.

Heidy Khlaaf, Chief AI Scientist at the AI Now Institute and former OpenAI researcher on military risks, discusses AI’s role in modern conflict. She breaks down how LLMs are used for targeting, surveillance, and decision pipelines. Conversations cover company-military ties, accountability gaps, automation bias, and how AI reshapes state power in warfare.

Heidy Khlaaf, Principal Research Scientist at the AI Now Institute focused on AI safety in critical systems. She traces how Anthropic and OpenAI tools are funneled into military decision support. Short takes cover LLM roles in targeting, risks like hallucinations and automation bias, company ties to defense, and debates over meaningful oversight versus PR safety claims.