US EditionUS defense department awards contracts to Google, Musk's xAI
UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – The Pentagon’s $200 million contract with xAI supports AI deployment across federal agencies, aligning with government efforts to enhance national security through advanced artificial intelligence.
- On Monday, the U.S. Department of Defense awarded contracts worth up to $200 million each to Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Elon Musk's xAI to develop advanced AI capabilities.
- These contracts come as U.S. government agencies increase their AI utilization following a presidential directive issued in April encouraging its adoption, alongside President Trump's decision to rescind a 2023 executive order from the Biden administration that mandated data disclosures to mitigate AI risks.
- Elon Musk’s xAI announced 'Grok for Government,' providing its AI models including the latest Grok 4 to federal and security agencies, despite past controversies over extremist chatbot outputs.
- The Department of Defense’s top official overseeing digital and AI initiatives, Doug Matty, indicated that recent contracts will speed up AI integration to enhance support for military personnel and sustain strategic superiority, while Senator Elizabeth Warren called for competitive bidding processes in May.
- These agreements deepen ties between top AI firms and U.S. defense operations, signaling the government as a key growth driver for advanced AI deployment in national security domains.
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Pentagon inks contracts for Musk's xAI, competitors
The Pentagon announced contracts on Monday with multiple leading US artificial intelligence firms including Elon Musk's xAI, which has faced intense scrutiny in recent days over anti-Semitic posts by its Grok chatbot.
Washington.- The artificial intelligence company of Elon Musk, xAI, has signed a contract with the United States Department of Defense for the use of its generative AI assistant, which in recent days has been surrounded by controversy. The announcement of this agreement, made by the company on Monday in X, is part of a program of collaboration between the company and federal government administrations, known as Grok for Government. After the ann…
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