Despite Grok Controversy, Pentagon Awards Elon Musk’s xAI $200m AI Contract, Signaling Mended Ties with Trump

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up, xAI, has secured a $200 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense—its first major government award—just weeks after facing a public backlash over antisemitic content generated by its Grok chatbot. But beyond the controversy over Grok’s output, the timing and nature of the deal point to a deeper political [...]The post Despite Grok Controversy, Pentagon Awards Elon Musk’s xAI $200m AI Contract, Signaling Mended Ties with Trump appeared first on Tekedia.

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