Pentagon boasts of using AI to write reports mandated by Congress - Ars Technica Skip to content Ars Technica home Sections Forum Subscribe Search AI Biz & IT Cars Culture Gaming Health Policy Science Security Space Tech Feature Reviews AI Biz & IT Cars Culture Gaming Health Policy Science Security Space Tech Forum Subscribe Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Pin to story Theme HyperLight Day & Night Dark System Search Sign In Sign in dialog... Sign in AI did my homework Pentagon boasts of using AI to write reports mandated by Congress Pentagon also claims 1.5 million personnel are using generative AI tools. Jeremy Hsu – Jun 16, 2026 2:11 pm | 114 US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine testify during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. Credit: SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine testify during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026.
Credit: SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav The US Department of Defense has a lot of congressionally mandated homework to do every year involving hundreds of required reports on various national security topics. But Pentagon officials have been proudly describing a new shortcut—using generative AI tools to write such reports for Congress. Pentagon Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael highlighted AI-generated reports to Congress as a key example of how the Department of Defense—stylized as the Department of War under the Trump administration—has adopted generative AI during an event hosted by the Hudson Institute think tank in Washington, DC, on June 12. The Pentagon has made AI tools, starting with Google Cloud’s Gemini for Government, widely available to members of all six military branches through the department’s bespoke GenAI.mil platform since December 2025.
Source: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/pentagon-boasts-of-using-ai-to-write-reports-mandated-by-congress/
Credit: SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav The US Department of Defense has a lot of congressionally mandated homework to do every year involving hundreds of required reports on various national security topics. But Pentagon officials have been proudly describing a new shortcut—using generative AI tools to write such reports for Congress. Pentagon Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael highlighted AI-generated reports to Congress as a key example of how the Department of Defense—stylized as the Department of War under the Trump administration—has adopted generative AI during an event hosted by the Hudson Institute think tank in Washington, DC, on June 12. The Pentagon has made AI tools, starting with Google Cloud’s Gemini for Government, widely available to members of all six military branches through the department’s bespoke GenAI.mil platform since December 2025.
Source: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/pentagon-boasts-of-using-ai-to-write-reports-mandated-by-congress/