Within a couple of days after the launch of Grok 4, Elon Musk’s xAI just announced ‘Grok for Government’ with a folio of products for the American department of Defense.
The firm stated that it has bagged a new contract from the DoD (department of defense). It also stated that xAI’s products will be made available for purchase through the GSA (General Services Administration) schedule, which will allow anyone in the federal government to buy them. The company also posted a hiring plan to enable further operations.
Speaking of the $200 million contract with the US government, In it’s blogpost, xAI stated that
Americans have led the world through all of society’s great technological innovations, and AI will be no exception. xAI is proud to continue this legacy—which is why we are the only company building on this legacy here in the US and turning shovels into tokens.
It added,
Under the umbrella of Grok For Government, we will be bringing all of our world-class AI tools to federal, local, state, and national security customers. These customers will be able to use the Grok family of products to accelerate America—from making everyday government services faster and more efficient to using AI to address unsolved problems in fundamental science and technology.
We are especially excited about two new partnerships for our US Government partners
1) a new contract from the US Department of Defense
2) our…
— xAI (@xai) July 14, 2025
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— xAI (@xai) July 14, 2025
We just unveiled Grok 4, the world’s smartest artificial intelligence.
Grok 4 outperforms all other models on the ARC-AGI benchmark, scoring 15.9% – nearly double that of the next best model – and establishing itself as the most intelligent AI to date. pic.twitter.com/0PADgAXNpE
— xAI (@xai) July 11, 2025
Reactions poured in with netizens dropping Terminator memes, while others took a dig. One user quipped, “$200M to teach grok the difference between memes and missiles?” Another user wrote, “Now there’s two Hitlers in office at the same time.” A third user took a similar jibe, “Just one more neo-nazi in the American government.”
A fourth commented, “Grok going from MechaHitler to DoD contractor in the span of a week is something.” Yet another user remarked, “Grok first day in pentagon: “What is this list they’re asking me about?’” Another user took a dig: “Trump trying to be friends with Elon again.”
Uh oh pic.twitter.com/bLokVbPUqg
— Samantha J. Foster Composer (@sjfostersound) July 14, 2025
$200M to teach grok the difference between memes and missiles
— Debayo (@debayo_xx) July 14, 2025
It’s happening pic.twitter.com/71JQTlAiIq
— CMFK (@idonttshower) July 14, 2025
Now there’s two Hitlers in office at the same time
— cloutic (@cloutic08) July 14, 2025
Grok first day in pentagon:
“What is this list they’re asking me about”
— Martian Manhunter (@Bymichaelojeifo) July 14, 2025
pic.twitter.com/EAUqtWlwJB
— Loki Yr Stepdad (@RickTheScorpion) July 14, 2025
Just one more neo-nazi in the American government.
— Alexander B (@Alexupsidedown) July 14, 2025
To do what pic.twitter.com/fQrAE6ZDcz
— WebToobie (@WebToobie) July 14, 2025
Grok going from MechaHitler to DoD contractor in the span of a week is something.
— Andy (@AndyAdventuring) July 14, 2025
Trump trying to be friends with Elon again
— Mildly Amused (@Planet_Taylor) July 14, 2025
See Also: Elon Musk Restricts Grok After The AI Chatbot Runs Amok On Twitter Calling Itself ‘MechaHitler’
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