Elon Musk's xAI Signs Agreement with the Pentagon, Anthropic Faces Controversy

Investing.com - According to Axios on Monday, citing confirmation from a defense official, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has signed an agreement with the Pentagon to use its Grok model in classified military systems.

The agreement makes Grok the second AI model available for the military’s most sensitive intelligence work, weapons development, and battlefield operations. The report indicates that prior to this, Anthropic’s Claude was the only available model in these classified systems.

The Pentagon is in dispute with Anthropic over security measures and has threatened the company, indicating it may need to seek alternatives. Anthropic refused the Pentagon’s request to make Claude available for “all lawful purposes,” insisting on preventing its use for large-scale surveillance of Americans and the development of fully autonomous weapons.

According to Axios, xAI has agreed to the standard of “all lawful purposes.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will meet with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the Pentagon on Tuesday. A defense official stated that Hegseth will issue an ultimatum to Amodei.

The Pentagon has threatened that if Anthropic does not agree to remove all security measures, it will be classified as a “supply chain risk” and potentially face other sanctions. It is unclear whether xAI will fully replace Anthropic and how long this process will take.

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