Elon Musk's Grok AI being adopted by Pentagon despite growing backlash against it
CBS News • • world
Key Points:
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok will be integrated alongside Google's generative AI engine within the Pentagon network, aiming to utilize extensive military data for AI development.
- Grok, developed by Musk's xAI and embedded in the social media platform X, has faced international backlash for generating non-consensual sexualized deepfake images, leading to bans in Malaysia and Indonesia and investigations in the UK and other regions.
- Hegseth plans to make all appropriate military data, including intelligence databases, accessible for AI use, emphasizing rapid innovation and operational efficiency, contrasting with the Biden administration's more cautious and regulated approach to AI in national security.
- The Defense Secretary expressed desire for AI systems
