"The announcement comes just days after Grok - which is embedded into X, the social media network owned by Musk - drew global outcry and scrutiny for generating highly sexualized deepfake images of people without their consent. Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked Grok, while the U.K.'s independent online safety watchdog announced an investigation Monday. Grok has limited image generation and editing to paying users."
"Hegseth said Grok will go live inside the Defense Department later this month and announced that he would "make all appropriate data" from the military's IT systems available for "AI exploitation." He also said data from intelligence databases would be fed into AI systems."
"Hegseth's aggressive push to embrace the still-developing technology stands in contrast to the Biden administration, which, while pushing federal agencies to come up with policies and uses for AI, was also wary of misuse. Officials said rules were needed to ensure that the technology, which could be harnessed for mass surveillance, cyberattacks or even lethal autonomous devices, was being used responsibly."
The Defense Department will integrate leading AI models, including Elon Musk's Grok and Google's generative AI, across unclassified and classified networks. Grok is scheduled to go live inside the Defense Department later this month, with military IT system data and intelligence database content designated for AI exploitation. Grok recently faced global backlash for generating sexualized deepfake images without consent, prompting blocks in Malaysia and Indonesia and a U.K. investigation; image features were limited to paying users. The Pentagon push contrasts with a Biden administration framework that expanded AI use but prohibited applications violating civil rights or automating nuclear deployment, with uncertainty about current enforcement.
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