The MechaHitler defense contract is raising red flags

Sen. Warren cited reports that xAI was a “late-in-the-game addition under the Trump administration” and that it had not been considered for such contracts before March of this year, and that the company did not have the type of reputation or proven record that typically precedes DoD awards. The letter requests that the DoD provide, in response, the full scope of work for xAI, how its contract differs from the contracts with the other AI companies, and “to what extent DoD will implement Grok, and who will be held accountable for any program failures related to Grok.”

One of Sen. Warren’s key reasons for concern, per the letter, was specifically “the slew of offensive and antisemitic posts generated by Grok,” which went viral this summer. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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