--- title: Where OpenAI’s technology could show up in Iran | daily.dev description: OpenAI's Pentagon agreement raises questions about where its AI could appear in the US conflict with Iran. Three potential use cases are examined: AI-assisted... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/where-openai-s-technology-could-show-up-in-iran-zmzgn5jav twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Where OpenAI’s technology could show up in Iran | daily.dev og:description: OpenAI's Pentagon agreement raises questions about where its AI could appear in the US conflict with Iran. Three potential use cases are examined: AI-assisted... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/where-openai-s-technology-could-show-up-in-iran-zmzgn5jav og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/zMzGN5JaV.png og:image:alt: Where OpenAI’s technology could show up in Iran og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Where OpenAI’s technology could show up in Iran **[MIT Technology Review](https://daily.dev/sources/technologyreview)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenAI's Pentagon agreement raises questions about where its AI could appear in the US conflict with Iran. Three potential use cases are examined: AI-assisted targeting decisions where analysts query models to prioritize strikes, counter-drone defense through OpenAI's partnership with Anduril and its Lattice platform, and back-office administrative use via the GenAI.mil platform. The piece highlights how generative AI is being used in active combat for the first time, with OpenAI joining xAI and Google in supplying models to the US military despite earlier pledges against weapons-related applications. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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