Hegseth says Pentagon to integrate Musk’s Grok into networks this month

On Monday, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he plans to integrate Elon Musk’s AI tool, Grok, into Pentagon networks later this month during remarks at the SpaceX headquarters in Texas, the Guardian reported. Hegseth said the integration would place “the world’s leading AI models on every unclassified and classified network throughout our department.” He also rolled out an “AI acceleration strategy” that he said will “unleash experimentation, eliminate bureaucratic barriers, focus on investments, and demonstrate the execution approach needed to ensure we lead in military AI and that it grows more dominant into the future.” As part of the plan he directed the DOD’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office to use its authority to enforce department data policies and make information available across IT systems for AI.

“AI is only as good as the data that it receives, and we’re going to make sure that it’s there,” he said. The announcement comes weeks after Grok drew international backlash for generating sexualized images of women and children. The Department of Defense has not released official documentation confirming Hegseth’s announced timeline or implementation details.

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