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Pentagon to start using Grok as part of a $200 million contract with Elon Musk's xAI (www.cbsnews.com)

submitted 2 days ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

What could possibly go wrong?

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 18 points 2 days ago

There's the grift.

[–] trailee@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 days ago

The new offering includes custom national security tools, AI-powered science and health applications, and cleared engineering support for classified environments.

What happens in the SCIF stays in the…oh fuck it, never mind - send it to the cloud for processing. What could go wrong?

[–] vala@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I thought they broke up

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[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

On the plus side, the first thing it's gonna do is nuke Israel

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[–] Kurious84@eviltoast.org 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wow. End of line man.

[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Game over man, game over!

[–] humancrayon@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

A Bill Paxton reference is a good reference.

[–] lack@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

What the fuck guys, who wished for 'real life tony stark, lol' on the cursed monkey paw!?!? GUYS?!?!

[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I wonder if they’ll make it operational on August 29th

[–] projectsquared@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It becomes operational August 4 and self-aware on the 29th.

[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 1 points 1 day ago

Ah you’re right

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is there something special about that date?

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[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

People will no longer laugh at the term "military intelligence" for the obvious irony. Now, they'll say "remember when the military tried to use artificial intelligence? ha ha what a disaster"

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[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Since this came right after a post from !theonion@sh.itjust.works on my feed i honestly thought it was the onion.

[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

"We are gonna use MechaHitler for good we promise"

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago

I do not welcome our robot overlords.

[–] ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They’re going to get someone killed

[–] ftbd@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Isn't that their business anyway?

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[–] 800XL@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Ellen really wants to be a super villian.

[–] Rhino1199@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Haven't people seen Johnny English 3 :P

[–] lerba@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

Well that's fucking fantastic

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