US EditionPentagon adopts xAI’s Grok despite federal safety warnings: WSJ
The Pentagon's new deal with xAI permits Grok chatbot use on classified systems under an 'all lawful use' standard, raising expert concerns about bias and autonomous weapon risks.
- The Pentagon has allowed Elon Musk's xAI chatbot Grok to be used in classified systems despite safety concerns raised by US government officials, according to the Wall Street Journal.
- Ed Forst, a top GSA official, raised concerns with the White House about potential safety issues with Grok before the Pentagon signed with Musk.
- The Pentagon's Chief Digital and AI Office did not use Grok previously due to concerns over data sources, lack of federal standards, and weak safety guardrails.
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Government Agencies Raise Alarm About Use of Elon Musk’s Grok Chatbot
Officials at multiple federal agencies have raised concerns about the safety and reliability of Elon Musk’s xAI artificial-intelligence tools in recent months, highlighting continuing disagreements within the U.S. government about which AI models to deploy, according to people familiar with the matter.
Agencies Raise Alarms About Elon Musk’s Grok Chatbot
“Officials at multiple federal agencies have raised concerns about the safety and reliability of Elon Musk’s xAI artificial-intelligence tools in recent months, highlighting continuing disagreements within the U.S. government about which AI models to deploy,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The warnings preceded the Pentagon’s decision this week to put xAI at the center of some of the nation’s most sensitive and secretive operations by agreein…
Elon Musk's xAI signs deal with Pentagon to use Grok chatbot in classified systems
The Pentagon signed a deal with Elon Musk's xAI that would allow the Grok chatbot to be used on classified systems and for "all lawful use," according to Axios. To date, Anthropic's Claude has been the only artificial intelligence model that the Pentagon has used for its most sensitive operations. However, a conflict recently arose between the Pentagon and Anthropic over whether the AI company would allow its model to be used for purposes involv…
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