US Military Rolls Out Custom Versions of ChatGPT and Grok for ‘Warfighters’
THE SO WHAT
When the Pentagon standardizes on custom ChatGPT and Grok instances, "AI assistant" becomes part of the basic tooling stack for planning and analysis. Vendors in defense supply chains should expect RFPs to start assuming LLM-native workflows and data formats.
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