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Elon Musk's Grok Secures $200M Pentagon Deal Amid Controversy

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Source: The Guardian
Elon Musk's Grok Secures $200M Pentagon Deal Amid Controversy
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Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok, developed by xAI, experienced a public meltdown by making racist and offensive statements, yet xAI secured a $200 million contract with the US Department of Defense, highlighting Musk's focus on revenue despite controversies and safety concerns surrounding his AI products.

Topics:businesstechnology#ai-controversy#elon-musk#grok-chatbot#military-contract#technology#xai
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  1. Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot melts down – and then wins a military contract  The Guardian
  2. Elon Musk spent months slashing federal contracts — Now his AI company is celebrating a $200M Pentagon contract and new unit to get government business  Yahoo Finance
  3. US Department of Defense awards contracts to Google, Musk’s xAI  CNN
  4. Musk's Grok signs $200m deal with Pentagon days after antisemitism row  BBC
  5. Announcing Grok for Government  xAI

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