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   'We believe the people responsible for defending the country should have access   
   to the best tools available': OpenAI is giving the US military access to   
   ChatGPT   
      
   By Craig Hale published 21 hours ago   
      
   OpenAI for Government offers military-grade ChatGPT to the Pentagon   
      
       The US military given access to ChatGPT's full power   
       It can use the AI chatbot for "all lawful uses"   
       ChatGPT will be hosted on government cloud infrastructure   
      
   OpenAI has agreed to provide the US military with ChatGPT after months of   
   internal deliberation, marking a major advancement for the OpenAI for   
   Government platform launched in July 2025.     
      
   Rather than accessing the consumer-facing ChatGPT interface, the chatbot will   
   be available through GenAI.mil, the Pentagon's secure AI platform, because the   
   military's version of ChatGPT will be slightly different from others.   
   Safeguards are incorporated at the model level, but the Pentagon's ChatGPT will   
   be available for "all lawful uses," which means it should not be technically   
   restricted.   
      
   US military scores its own ChatGPT   
      
   "We believe the people responsible for defending the country should have access   
   to the best tools available," OpenAI wrote. "AI can help protect people, deter   
   adversaries, and prevent future conflict."   
      
   Although the initial rollout is only for the US military, OpenAI did hint at   
   broader support for more governments in the future: "Our goal is to help   
   governments use AI effectively and safely."   
      
   In its first, US-only guise, ChatGPT will be slightly tweaked to handle the   
   department's unclassified work, running in the government's cloud   
   infrastructure.  Apart from the obvious security measures, the military's   
   version of ChatGPT can be used for all the usual reasons, such as summarizing,   
   analyzing, drafting work, generating reports and more.   
      
   OpenAI wasn't guaranteed the contract, as rival companies Google and xAI were   
   also up for consideration, having accepted that "all lawful uses" clause.   
   Anthropic had reportedly pushed back, wanting more control over how Claude   
   could be used.   
      
   In fact, it could be that Google and xAI tools might be adopted within   
   GenAI.mil or more broadly across the Pentagon in other ways.   
      
      
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