Generative Artificial Intelligence is Rapidly Modernizing the U.S. Military
Published August 29, 2025
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By Nicolas Chaillan
As global threats evolve and the pace of technological innovation accelerates, the Department of Defense faces mounting pressure to enhance decision-making, streamline operations and achieve digital readiness across domains.
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a force multiplier in this effort, reshaping how missions are planned, executed and sustained and making digital readiness a reality from the halls of government to the battlefield. A technology capable of autonomously creating added content, such as code, text or designs, generative AI leverages vast datasets and advanced machine learning models to accelerate innovation and decision-making processes.
As the Pentagon works to operationalize AI and data at scale, generative AI is driving efficiency and mission-readiness across the military services.
Automating time-intensive tasks
One of the immediate benefits of generative AI is the ability to automate labor-intensive workflows, freeing up personnel to focus on higher-value tasks. For example, generative AI can speed up the process of achieving Authority to Operate (ATO), or official government confirmation that a system meets the necessary security and compliance standards required for secure operation. The process traditionally requires significant manual effort, yet AI can automate document creation, ensuring accuracy, consistency and compliance with the latest standards in a fraction of the time it would take human operators.
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