1.5 million Defense Department workers are now using the military's generative AI every day, Pentagon official says

1.5 million Department of Defense workers are using the military's generative AI platform GenAI.mil daily, up from 80,000 users in December 2025. The Pentagon's chief technology officer, Emil Michael, attributed the surge to clearer AI usage guidelines and exposure to commercial AI tools, with workers leveraging the system for tasks like drafting congressional reports and reducing paperwork.