New US military GenAI tool ‘critical first step’ in future of warfare, says expert
The recently launched "GenAI" tool for U.S. service members and Department of War workers is a "critical first step" in the future of warfare, according to a military expert.This month,...
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The recently launched "GenAI" tool for U.S. service members and Department of War workers is a "critical first step" in the future of warfare, according to a military expert. This month, the Pentagon announced the launch of GenAI.mil, a military-focused AI platform powered by Google Gemini. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the platform is designed to give U.S. military personnel direct access to AI tools to help "revolutioniz[e] the way we win." On Monday, the Department of War also announced that the Pentagon is further integrating Elon Musk’s xAI Grok family of models into the GenAI platform, allowing employees to use xAI safely on secure government systems for routine work, including tasks involving sensitive but unclassified information. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Emelia Probasco, a Navy veteran, former Pentagon official and senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology, explained that the tool will help train Department of War service members and civilians on the use of artificial intelligence in their everyday workflow, preparing them for further integration of AI in military matters. WAR DEPARTMENT REFOCUSES ON AI, HYPERSONICS AND DIRECTED ENERGY IN MAJOR STRATEGY OVERHAUL Probasco said the tool will have a "big impact" on the everyday functioning of the Department of War. "Prior to the rollout of this new website and having Gemini 3 available to the force, folks were either using sort of a tool that wasn't as capable … or even worse, they were sort of going to their home computers and trying to do various things on their home computers, which they're not supposed to do, but it was probably happening," Probasco explained. "Now they've got a more secure environment where they can experiment with these tools and really start to learn what they're good for and what they're not good for." While Probasco said she does not believe the tools, such as the GenAI platform, "fully changes war," she thinks "it's the c…