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GenAI.mil records almost 1.7M users, plans new model additions

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The U.S. Department of Defense's generative AI platform, GenAI.mil, has reached nearly 1.7 million users and is preparing to expand its roster of available AI models. The Pentagon's chief AI officer described the growth as a sign of broad adoption across the department.

Why this matters: 1.7 million users means generative AI is no longer a pilot program inside the U.S. military. It is how a large share of defense personnel are already working. That matters beyond the Pentagon. When AI tools shape how the military drafts documents, analyzes information, or makes recommendations, the stakes for errors, bias, and data exposure are not theoretical. The public deserves to know which models are being added, what data they touch, and what guardrails are actually in place.

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