OpenAI launches ChatGPT for government agencies

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Gov, a version of its flagship chatbot that’s tailored to government agencies. The company says the tool will let US government agencies securely access OpenAI’s frontier models, like GPT-4o. As noted by OpenAI, government agencies can deploy ChatGPT Gov within their own Microsoft Azure cloud instance, making it easier to manage security and privacy requirements. OpenAI says the launch could help advance the use of OpenAI’s tools “for the handling of non-public sensitive data.” ChatGPT Gov will come with many of the same features as ChatGPT Enterprise, including the ability to save and share conversations within a workspace, a way to build custom GPTs, and an administrative console for IT teams. OpenAI is similarly working with the UK government to launch an AI chatbot on the UK.gov website. “By making our products available to the U.S. government, we aim to ensure AI serves the national interest and the public good, aligned with democratic values, while empowering policymakers to responsibly integrate these capabilities to deliver better services to the American people,” OpenAI says in its announcement. Last week, President Donald Trump rescinded Joe Biden’s executive order that would introduce safeguards for AI systems in the US. Trump also joined OpenAI’s Sam Altman, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, and Oracle’s Larry Ellison when announcing Stargate, a $500 billion joint venture to build AI data centers. Since 2024, more than 90,000 users in over 3,500 US federal, state, and local government agencies have sent over 18 million messages in ChatGPT, according to OpenAI. Some agencies using ChatGPT include the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Minnesota’s Enterprise Translations Office.