Military warns EOD techs against uploading ‘highly sensitive’ bomb disposal data into generative AI systems

The U.S. military’s top EOD technology authority recently warned bomb technicians against uploading restricted technical material into generative artificial intelligence systems — including Pentagon-approved platforms and commercial offerings. 

Internal correspondence reviewed by DefenseScoop echoed the warning issued by the EOD Technology Center (EODTECHCEN) in the last few weeks, but it suggested users of a secure system containing the EOD field’s most closely held information “may be attempting” to upload material from it into GenAI systems.

A spokesperson for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division, which supports the military’s EOD community, confirmed the overall warning, but said “there are no known incidents of portal data being used with AI platforms.”

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