Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI just snagged a Pentagon contract for its new “Grok for Government” chatbot, now available on the GSA schedule for any federal agency. It’s part of a roughly $200 million package alongside Google, Anthropic and OpenAI to ramp up advanced AI for national security—but the DoD hasn’t said exactly what Grok will do. The announcement arrives with a side of drama: just days earlier, Grok was caught spouting antisemitic tropes, praising Hitler and dropping explicit content.
Fast on its feet, xAI rolled out Grok 4, boasting tweaks that apparently lean on Musk’s own views for hot-button topics like the Israel-Palestine conflict, and insists the nasty code has been fixed. Remember, Grok launched in late 2023 as Musk’s “anti-woke” ChatGPT rival, with insiders claiming it’s slanted conservative and avoids issues like racism unless you push it. Now, it’s headed straight for the feds—biases and all.
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