Pentagon adds xAI’s Grok to its AI platform
Grok is going to war.
Today the Pentagon announced that xAI’s controversial Grok chatbot will be added to GenAI.mil, the Department of Defense’s “bespoke AI platform.”
Launched earlier this month, GenAI.mil already hosts Google’s Gemini on the platform, which the Pentagon says will usher in an “AI-driven culture change” at the agency.
Federal workers have had access to Grok since the White House ordered the chatbot to be added to the General Services Administration’s approved AI vendor list in August.
xAI has had some embarrassing episodes as it scrambles to monetize Grok, after spending billions on its Colossus data centers. Just this summer, several examples emerged of Grok responding to user queries with antisemitic tropes, even praising Hitler.
Launched earlier this month, GenAI.mil already hosts Google’s Gemini on the platform, which the Pentagon says will usher in an “AI-driven culture change” at the agency.
Federal workers have had access to Grok since the White House ordered the chatbot to be added to the General Services Administration’s approved AI vendor list in August.
xAI has had some embarrassing episodes as it scrambles to monetize Grok, after spending billions on its Colossus data centers. Just this summer, several examples emerged of Grok responding to user queries with antisemitic tropes, even praising Hitler.
