The Pentagon has signed a multi-million dollar deal to begin using Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, as part of a wider rollout of AI tools for government use, the Department of Defense confirmed, the BBC reports.
Announced on Monday by Musk’s company xAI, the $200m contract is part of its “Grok for Government” programme, and aligns with the Trump administration’s push for more aggressive adoption of artificial intelligence.
It comes just days after Grok sparked backlash for spouting anti-Semitic posts, including praise for Adolf Hitler on X, the social media platform owned by Musk.
Musk said the bot was “too compliant” and “too eager to please”. He said the issue was being addressed.
