The US Army Is Using 'CamoGPT' to Purge DEI From Training Materials

The United States Army is employing a prototype generative artificial intelligence tool to identify references to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) for removal from training materials in line with a recent executive order from President Donald Trump. Officials at the Army's Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)--the major command responsible for training soldiers, developing leaders, and shaping the service's guidelines, strategies, and concepts--are currently using the AI tool, dubbed CamoGPT, to "review policies, programs, publications, and initiatives for DEIA and report findings," according to an internal memo reviewed by WIRED. The memo followed Trump's signing of a January 27 executive order entitled, "Restoring America's Fighting Force," which directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to eliminate all Pentagon policies seen as promoting what that the commander-in-chief declared "un-American, divisive, discriminatory, radical, extremist, and irrational theories" regarding race and gender, a linguistic dragnet that extends as far as past social media posts from official US military accounts. Chris Robinson confirmed the use of CamoGPT to review DEIA materials. "[TRADOC] will fully execute and implement all directives outlined in the Executive Orders issued by the President. We ensure that these directives are carried out with the utmost professionalism, efficiency, and in alignment with national security objectives," Robinson says.