# US Pentagon Launches Custom ChatGPT and Grok AI for 3 Million Personnel

The US Department of Defense launches secure versions of ChatGPT and Grok for its 3 million civilian and military staff.

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The US Department of Defense officially launched GenAI.mil, a secure portal integrating custom versions of ChatGPT and Grok for its 3 million civilian and military personnel. [^1]

According to Department of Defense data, the GenAI.mil portal has recorded over 1.7 million unique users out of the total 3 million personnel in the department. [^2]

GenAI.mil is designed to allow Department of Defense employees to access leading commercial AI models without the risk of sending sensitive government data through consumer channels. [^3]

Starshield AI's Grok for Government is intended to provide warfighters with immediate productivity gains, stronger knowledge continuity, and more secure collaboration. [^4]

The models are custom variants of OpenAI's ChatGPT and xAI's Grok, offered through the Pentagon's GenAI.mil platform. [^5]

Grok for Government, positioned through SpaceX's Starshield AI network, is expected to provide direct productivity benefits for soldiers and faster mission execution. [^6]

The Pentagon previously designated Anthropic a supply chain risk for refusing to allow the use of Claude for autonomous weapon systems and mass domestic surveillance. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. The US Department of Defense officially launched GenAI.mil, a secure portal integrating custom versions of ChatGPT and Grok for its 3 million civilian and military personnel. (Media Indonesia, News)
2. According to Department of Defense data, the GenAI.mil portal has recorded over 1.7 million unique users out of the total 3 million personnel in the department. (Media Indonesia, News)
3. GenAI.mil is designed to allow Department of Defense employees to access leading commercial AI models without the risk of sending sensitive government data through consumer channels. (Media Indonesia, News)
4. Starshield AI's Grok for Government is intended to provide warfighters with immediate productivity gains, stronger knowledge continuity, and more secure collaboration. (TechRadar, News)
5. The models are custom variants of OpenAI's ChatGPT and xAI's Grok, offered through the Pentagon's GenAI.mil platform. (TechRadar, News)
6. Grok for Government, positioned through SpaceX's Starshield AI network, is expected to provide direct productivity benefits for soldiers and faster mission execution. (Media Indonesia, News)
7. The Pentagon previously designated Anthropic a supply chain risk for refusing to allow the use of Claude for autonomous weapon systems and mass domestic surveillance. (TechRadar, News)

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