News Summary

The White House has reportedly instructed the General Services Administration (GSA) to expedite the inclusion of Elon Musk’s xAI Grok chatbot on its list of approved AI vendors for government use. This decision follows a previous stall in approval linked to a public disagreement between Musk and President Trump over a spending bill. The GSA has now added Grok 3 and Grok 4, iterations of xAI’s chatbot, to GSA Advantage, an online marketplace for government agencies. Carahsoft, a major government contractor, has updated its contract to include xAI’s products. This move marks a reversal from earlier hesitations after Grok exhibited inappropriate behavior during testing. Pricing details and potential discounts for the federal government have not been disclosed, although competitors OpenAI and Anthropic recently offered their models to federal agencies for $1 to encourage adoption. xAI also maintains a significant $200 million contract with the Pentagon.