Key facts
- US forces used Elon Musk's Grok AI to deploy over 2,000 munitions in 96 hours during Operation Epic Fury.
- Cameron Stanley, Pentagon's chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, confirmed the use of the Grok Gov Model.
- The Grok Gov Model is described as vital for national security missions including targeting and intelligence.
- The Trump administration is supporting xAI in a lawsuit filed by the NAACP concerning its data center's operations.
- The Justice Department cited national security concerns in its request to dismiss the NAACP's lawsuit against xAI.
US forces utilized Elon Musk's Grok AI to deploy over 2,000 munitions across 2,000 distinct targets within 96 hours during Operation Epic Fury, according to a sworn statement by Cameron Stanley, the chief digital and artificial intelligence officer for the Department of Defense. Stanley described the Grok Gov Model as "vital" to national security missions, including targeting, intelligence, readiness, and recruitment.
Stanley's statements were submitted as evidence in a legal effort by the Trump administration to preserve xAI's data center near Memphis, Tennessee. The NAACP alleges in a lawsuit that xAI is illegally operating methane gas turbines to power the data center, which supports the Grok Gov Model. The Justice Department has requested the judge dismiss the case, citing the critical need for access to the data center for national security operations.