The mysterious Pentagon-Grok merger no one saw coming as Iran blackout deepens, Starlink 'killed'

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok will soon operate inside the Pentagon’s classified and unclassified networks, alongside Google’s generative AI systems. Speaking at SpaceX in Texas, Hegseth said the move is part of a broader push to feed vast amounts of U.S. military and intelligence data into AI systems, calling it essential for future warfare. The announcement comes amid global scrutiny of Grok, which recently sparked controversy over deepfake imagery and antisemitic content, leading several countries to block the chatbot. While Hegseth stressed the need for “responsible” AI, he also made clear that Pentagon systems must support combat operations without ideological constraints, declaring that the military’s AI “will not be woke.” The move marks a sharp shift from Biden-era AI safeguards, raising questions over oversight, ethics, and national security.