The US Department of Defense has announced plans to integrate Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok into military networks by the end of this month. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the announcement on Monday while visiting SpaceX headquarters in Texas. He said the Pentagon is preparing to rapidly deploy top AI models across networks — from classified high-level military systems to general-purpose ones. Under the new initiative, the Pentagon's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office will tightly manage data sharing, opening the door for large-scale AI use in critical military operations. Grok has faced criticism for weaknesses in content moderation and was temporarily banned in Indonesia and Malaysia. But US military leaders have prioritized its speed and capabilities in intelligence, logistics, and operational planning over those concerns. The arrival of an experimental AI tool like Grok inside the Pentagon signals just how rapidly AI is taking hold in modern national security. Ref: Technology Innovation