Pentagon’s GenAI.mil platform logs over 2 million users in a week, DOD official says

The Pentagon’s generative AI platform GenAI.mil recorded more than 2 million users in a single week, according to Defense Department Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Cameron Stanley. The platform, launched in December, provides vetted, internal AI tools for unclassified tasks such as document analysis and creation.

Stanley made the remarks during a discussion with Punchbowl News, noting that the platform currently hosts three AI models: Google Cloud’s Gemini for Government, OpenAI’s ChatGPT Mil, and xAI’s Grok for Government. The department employs roughly 3 million personnel who can access GenAI.mil.

Stanley described the platform as “a huge win for the department,” adding that initial adoption had exceeded expectations. Before GenAI.mil’s release, the Pentagon had about 80,000 users across similar deployments. In its first week last year, the platform logged over 300,000 logins.

The platform’s usage continued to rise, with Stanley reporting that by July it had reached a then-record of 1.7 million users and over 100,000 custom agents created using Google Gemini for Government’s Agent Designer tool, which launched in March. Within two weeks of its deployment, more than 50,000 agents were in use, Stanley said.

Stanley’s comments came amid broader discussions about AI governance. He argued against calls to slow AI development, stating that “unilateral disarmament is the wrong approach.” His remarks followed President Donald Trump’s statement at the UN opposing restrictions on AI advancement.