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Elon Musk’s AI Grok to be used by US military in controversial move

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  • The US Department of War has announced an agreement with Elon Musk's xAI to integrate its Grok chatbot into military systems.
  • This partnership follows a $200 million deal earlier this year and will allow military and civilian personnel to use Grok for controlled unclassified information (IL5) by early 2026.
  • The agreement also includes access to X, for “real-time global insights” within the department.
  • Concerns have been raised by Sen. Elizabeth Warren regarding Grok's history of generating misinformation, offensive, and antisemitic content, including praising Adolf Hitler and endorsing a second Holocaust.
  • xAI stated the partnership aims to demonstrate Grok's capabilities for critical mission use cases and support classified operational workloads.
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