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Pentagon AI chief: Musk’s Grok chatbot used to launch thousands of missiles at Iran

The Hill
June 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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Pentagon AI chief: Musk’s Grok chatbot used to launch thousands of missiles at Iran

The Pentagon artificial intelligence chief on Monday said Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot is tantamount to national security in a sworn statement that noted xAI’s technology has been used throughout the Iran war.  Cameron Stanley, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer for the Department of Defense, wrote that the chatbot “enabled U.S. forces to deploy…

The Pentagon artificial intelligence chief on Monday said Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot is tantamount to national security in a sworn statement that noted xAI’s technology has been used throughout the Iran war.  Cameron Stanley, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer for the Department of Defense, wrote that the chatbot “enabled U.S. forces to deploy…