Pentagon launches GenAI.mil AI platform powered by Google Gemini
The Pentagon has launched GenAI.mil, an AI platform powered by Google’s Gemini model designed to give U.S. military personnel direct access to AI tools. War Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a video obtained by FOX Business the platform will “revolutionize the way we win.”
📌 Key Facts
- The Pentagon has launched an AI platform officially named GenAI.mil.
- GenAI.mil is powered by Google’s Gemini model.
- The platform is intended to give U.S. military personnel direct access to AI tools.
- War Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a video obtained by FOX Business, said GenAI.mil will "revolutionize the way we win."
- The launch and details were reported by Fox News in its AI Newsletter (reported 2025-12-12).
📊 Relevant Data
Asian American/Pacific Islander workers are approximately 3 times more likely than White workers to be employed in Mathematics and Computers occupations, which are highly exposed to AI, with 11.9% of AAPI workers in these jobs compared to 3.7% of White workers and 2% of Hispanic workers; AAPI represent about 6.9% of the US workforce, Whites 76.5%, Hispanics 18.8%, and Blacks 12.8%.
Indeed’s AI at Work Report: The People Behind the Jobs GenAI is Most- and Least-Poised to Change — Indeed Hiring Lab
Asian American students are disproportionately represented among the highest-achieving students in the US, with even those in the lowest socioeconomic status group often equaling or outperforming higher-SES students from other racial groups in academic achievement.
America’s highest-achieving students are disproportionately Asian. Let’s not be afraid to investigate why. — Fordham Institute
China has built or announced the intention to build more than 250 AI data centers across all regions as of mid-2024, demonstrating significant investment in AI infrastructure.
China’s AI Infrastructure Surge — Strider Technologies
China's installed electricity generation capacity reached 3,400 GW in 2024, compared to the United States' approximately 1,200 GW, providing more than double the capacity which supports AI development.
International - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — U.S. Energy Information Administration
📰 Sources (2)
- The platform is officially named GenAI.mil and has launched.
- It is powered by Google’s Gemini model and intended to give U.S. military personnel direct access to AI tools.
- War Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a video obtained by FOX Business, said it will 'revolutionize the way we win.'