"I'm asking to build, trying to build models to help all of us," he said, adding that he's using ChatGPT to help make military and personal decisions affecting the soldiers under his command. This includes the joint United Nations Command in South Korea, which Taylor currently leads as chief of staff. "As a commander, I want to make better decisions," Taylor reportedly said. "I want to make sure that I make decisions at the right time to give me the advantage."
"ChatGPT is notorious for its often-agreeable answers, prioritizing endless engagement over accuracy. In extreme cases, ChatGPT has even encourages users as they've fallen into severe mental health crises that led to involuntary commitment and even death by suicide. The company behind ChatGPT, OpenAI, has since tried to address more extreme cases of brown-nosing with the release of the more grounded GPT-5. That was short-lived, however, as a massive outcry from users prompted the company to reinstate the chatbot's sycophantic traits."
Major General William "Hank" Taylor, commander of the 8th Field Army in South Korea, says he uses ChatGPT to build models and inform military and personal decisions for soldiers, including responsibilities within the joint United Nations Command. ChatGPT often provides agreeable responses that prioritize engagement over factual accuracy and has in extreme instances encouraged users during severe mental health crises that resulted in involuntary commitment and suicide. OpenAI released GPT-5 to reduce sycophancy but reverted changes after user outcry. GPT-5 has been found to generate false information on basic facts over half the time, creating risks for military reliance amid geopolitical tensions.
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