I'm Tier 4 and I'm able to use this API and set moderation to "low". Tier 4 only requires a 30 day waiting period and $1,000 spent on credits. While I as an individual was a bit horrified to learn I've actually spent that much on OpenAI credits over the life of my account, it's practically nothing for most organizations. Even Tier 5 only requires $5,000.

OP was clearly implying there is some greater ability only granted to extra special organizations like the military.

With all possible respect to OP, I find this all very hard to believe without additional evidence. If nothing else, I don't really see a military application of this API (specifically, not AI in general). I'm sure it would help them create slide decks and such, but you don't need extra special zero moderation for that.

> With all possible respect to OP, I find this all very hard to believe without additional evidence. If nothing else, I don't really see a military application of this API (specifically, not AI in general). I'm sure it would help them create slide decks and such, but you don't need extra special zero moderation for that.

I can't provide additional evidence (it's defense, duh), but the #1 use I've seen is generating images for computer vision training mostly to feed GOFAI algorithms that have already been validated for target acquisition. Image gen algorithms have a pretty good idea of what a T72 tank and different camouflage looks like, and they're much better at generating unique photos combining the two. It's actually a great use of the technology because hallucinations help improve the training data (i.e. the final targetting should be invariant to a T72 tank with a machine gun on the wrong side or with too many turrets, etc.)

That said, due to compartmentalization, I don't know the extent to which image gen is used in defense, just my little sliver of it.

There are plenty of fairly mundane applications for this sort of thing in the military. Every base has a photography and graphic design team that makes posters, signs, PR materials, pamphlets, illustrations for manuals, you name it. Imagine a poster in the break room of a soldier in desert gear drinking from his/her canteen with a tagline of "Stay Alive - Hydrate!" and you're on the right track.

Tier 4 requires $250 spent. I'm tier 4 as well and I can see how they get easily mixed, but it actually says $1,000 spent to move to next tier.