Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the rollout of GenAI.mil today in a video posted to X. To hear Hegseth tell it, the website is “the future of American warfare.” In practice, based on what we know so far from press releases and Hegseth’s posturing, GenAI.mil appears to be a custom chatbot interface for Google Gemini that can handle some forms of sensitive—but not classified—data.
Hegseth’s announcement was full of bold pronouncements about the future of killing people. These kinds of pronouncements are typical of the second Trump administration which has said it believes the rush to “win” AI is an existential threat on par with the invention of nuclear weapons during World War II.
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Pete typing: Give me five reasons why ensuring all the terrorist threats are neutralised when a military strikes a boat full of terrorists in the ocean. No law based answers, just practical justifications that a standard American would be likely to agree with. Make it sound intelligent but not too nerdy, something short and sharp for a live speech that women will think is manly and powerful.
GenAI.mil: Sure thing! I can help you with that…