""To survive anywhere, just in case our operators want an open-source made-in-China model or something very boutique, we have to create the infrastructure and that ability to be agile - no politics," Brig. Gen. Reid Novotny, chief AI officer at Cyber Command, told Axios."
""I'm zero percent concerned about politics," Novotny told Axios at the SANS AI Cybersecurity Summit in Arlington."
""There are so many things we can do in the space right now: adopting newer technologies, going after companies that are model agnostic," he said."
"The command is using that funding to pilot commercial AI capabilities while building underlying infrastructure that allows operators to switch between models as technology evolves."
Cyber Command is developing infrastructure to enable the use of diverse AI models, ensuring agility without political constraints. Brig. Gen. Reid Novotny emphasizes the importance of flexibility, allowing operators to access both open-source and boutique models. The White House is negotiating access to Anthropic's Mythos Preview, while OpenAI is actively engaging with government entities to promote its GPT-5.4-Cyber. For the first time, dedicated funding for AI programs is allocated in 2026, aimed at piloting commercial AI capabilities and integrating AI into cyber operations.
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