The Pentagon launches ChatGPT Mil and Grok for Government on its GenAI.mil platform, giving its 3M personnel access to AI tools "tailored to warfighter needs" (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)

The Pentagon has launched custom versions of OpenAI's ChatGPT and xAI's Grok, called ChatGPT Mil and Grok for Government, on its GenAI.mil platform. These tools are tailored to "warfighter needs" and give 3 million civilian and military personnel access to generative AI.

The GenAI.mil platform is a centralized, secure portal that allows Department of Defense employees to access commercial frontier AI models without sending sensitive government data through ordinary consumer channels. According to the Department of Defense, over 1.7 million unique users have already onboarded out of the department's 3 million personnel.

Grok for Government is expected to provide "immediate productivity gains, stronger knowledge continuity and more secure and efficient collaboration," according to The Hill. The Pentagon's effort to use AI tools aims to accelerate work and give the Department of Defense an edge without sacrificing security.

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