GenAI.mil saw more than 2 million users in one week, top DOD official says

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ByEdward Graham,
Managing Editor, Nextgov/FCW

September 23, 2026 10:00 PM ET

Defense Department Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Cameron Stanley also said that “unilateral disarmament is the wrong approach” when it comes to calls for a slowdown in AI development.

The Pentagon’s enterprise-wide generative artificial intelligence platform is continuing to see high levels of use across the department, with millions of civilians, contractors and military personnel taking advantage of the service.

In a discussion with Punchbowl News on Wednesday, Defense Department Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Cameron Stanley said “as of last week, we've had over 2 million people in a week across all three models log in and use AI.”

GenAI.mil, which DOD launched in December, currently hosts three AI models: Google Cloud's Gemini for Government, OpenAI’s ChatGPT Mil and xAI’s Grok for Government....

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