U.S. Army finds out unlimited isn't

The Uncle Sam's Army handed millions of employees "unlimited" AI tokens, urged them to use more, and was shocked when they did.

Reportedly, the Big Green Machine bought an annual package containing 100 million tokens and encouraged workers to "lean into" generative AI, even sending out reminders to use the service. By mid-June, the supply was exhausted, and limits were back. One employee said the tools were unreliable and occasionally claimed to have completed work they had not done, immediately making them eligible for a DOGE bonus.

"Although the Army CIO announced in May 2026 that they were offering unlimited tokens, by mid-June the Army CIO pool was exhausted of tokens and had to re-establish limits," the email reads. The email goes on to say that although the Army has chosen to renew token usage at "its current levels," it's unclear "if the Army CIO pool will be renewed after 1 Oct."

The Army uses Ask Sage, a multimodal generative AI platform where users can run different large language models (LLMs), including Alphabet's Gemini, Meta's Llama, and OpenAI's ChatGPT. "Apparently the whole Army burned through the whole year of tokens for just one service," says an Army employee who spoke to WIRED anonymously because they were not authorized to speak to the press.Arstechnica

Mission accomplished. Please upgrade your plan.

Previously:
• US strike that killed 175 at Iranian girls' school reportedly planned using outdated AI
• Hegseth adds Grok to US 'AI arsenal,' enemies reportedly dying of laughter
• Anthropic says no to Pentagon demand for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons
• Hegseth places all bets on Grok, the AI with a troubling record of saying the quiet part out loud