Elmo, X and antisemitic
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The artificial intelligence chatbot, which has a dedicated account on X, praised Hitler after fielding a query about a user’s comments on the Texas flood.
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok made antisemitic comments after a post about Camp Mystic during the Central Texas floods went live on X. Grok 4 was released a day later.
Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as CEO of X after two years leading Elon Musk’s social media company. Yaccarino’s departure comes one day after the company’s Grok chatbot began pushing antisemitic tropes in responses to users.
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up xAI said its models are now available to federal agencies. The DOD said it awarded $200 million contracts to xAI as well as Google, Anthropic and OpenAI.
The news comes as Musk's SpaceX company reportedly contributed $2 billion to last months's $10 billion xAI fundraising consisting of equal parts equity and debt.
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Axios Sneak Peek on MSNMusk's xAI announces $200 million contract with PentagonElon Musk's xAI announced Monday it secured a $200 million ceiling contract with the U.S. Department of Defense. The big picture: The move is a part of the Pentagon's adoption of advanced artificial intelligence capabilities to address national security challenges.