xAI announces $200m US military deal after Grok chatbot had Nazi meltdown
by Nick Robins-Early from Technology | The Guardian on (#6YNA5)
Defense department also inked contracts with other leading AI firms including Google, Anthropic and OpenAI
The week after its Grok chatbot identified itself as MechaHitler" and generated antisemitic posts, Elon Musk's xAI firm announced a contract with the US Department of Defense (DoD) worth nearly $200m. The deal is for developing and implementing artificial intelligence tools for the agency.
The DoD on Monday also announced similar contracts with $200m ceilings with several other major US-based artificial intelligence developers, including Google, Anthropic and OpenAI. The agency is partnering with the General Services Administration to make these companies' AI tools available for use throughout the federal government.
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