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- The Pentagon launched ChatGPT Mil and Grok for Government on GenAI.mil, giving 3 million civilian and military personnel access to generative AI tools tailored to "warfighter needs."
- GenAI.mil, which launched last year initially offering Google Gemini, has already onboarded more than 1.7 million unique users out of the DoD's 3 million total personnel.
- The official military version is exempt from the data collection typical of consumer tech products, designed to keep sensitive government data off ordinary consumer channels.
- Anthropic's Claude is absent from the portal following a dispute in which the Trump administration labeled the company a supply-chain risk after Anthropic refused unrestricted military use of its tools — a designation Anthropic is now fighting in court.
- ChatGPT Mil, built from OpenAI's OpenAI for Government program, will focus on chat, files, projects, and custom GPTs for document-heavy unclassified work including administrative tasks, logistics, planning, and policy.
- Grok for Government, positioned by SpaceX's Starshield AI, is framed for "warfighter" productivity gains, knowledge continuity, and missions ranging from acquisition market research to supply-chain management.
- The Pentagon has also struck AI deals with AWS, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Reflection AI as part of its broader push to expand military AI capabilities.
Why it matters: The launch delivers AI tools exempt from consumer data collection to 3 million DoD users, but the deliberate exclusion of Anthropic shows the Pentagon willing to blacklist a frontier lab over safety guardrails. Anthropic is fighting the 'supply-chain risk' designation in court, so any ruling will directly reshape how AI vendors negotiate military access terms.
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