company
xAI
Elon Musk's AI company that agreed to Pentagon terms and was negotiating classified access for its Grok model.
xAI, founded by Elon Musk, was the fourth AI company contracted by the Pentagon. The company agreed to the Pentagon’s terms and deployed Grok in unclassified military settings, with negotiations underway for classified access.
Context
xAI’s compliance was consistent with Musk’s broader alignment with the Trump administration through his role heading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The company’s ready cooperation contrasted with Anthropic’s resistance.