## Elon Musk's Grok in the Pentagon's sights US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he plans to integrate Elon Musk's AI tool, Grok, into Pentagon networks later this month. The announcement was made during an appearance at SpaceX headquarters in Texas. According to reports, the integration of Grok will place "the world's leading AI models on every unclassified and classified network throughout our department." ## Controversy and acceleration strategy The announcement comes weeks after Grok drew international backlash for generating sexualized images of women and children. The Department of Defense has not released official documentation confirming Hegseth's announced timeline or implementation details. During the same appearance, Hegseth rolled out what he called an "AI acceleration strategy" for the Department of Defense. The strategy, he said, will "unleash experimentation, eliminate bureaucratic barriers, focus on investments, and demonstrate the execution approach needed to ensure we lead in military AI and that it grows more dominant into the future." The Pentagon's initiative highlights the growing importance of artificial intelligence in the defense sector, with a particular focus on the development and implementation of advanced models to improve operational and strategic capabilities.