The U.S. Department of Defense recently launched Google Cloud’s Gemini for Government, the first of several artificial intelligence tools that will be included on GenAI.mil, the department’s new AI platform.
“There is no prize for second place in the global race for AI dominance,” Emil Michael, under secretary of defense for research and engineering, said. “We are moving rapidly to deploy powerful AI capabilities like ‘Gemini for Government’ directly to our workforce. AI is America’s next Manifest Destiny, and we’re ensuring that we dominate this new frontier.”
The goal of GenAI.mil is to create an AI-first work force, and training will be provided for department employees. All tools will be certified for Controlled Unclassified Information and Impact Level 5, making them secure for operational use.
Gemini for Government allows for intelligent agentic workflows and experimentation. It is web-grounded against Google Search and uses natural language conversation and retrieval-augmented generation to ensure outputs are reliable and the risk of AI hallucinations is dramatically reduced.
The department eventually will make AI models available to military personnel, contractors and civilians.
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump instituted the White House’s AI Action Plan that mandates the achievement of an unprecedented level of AI technological superiority.