Advocacy Groups Escalate Fight Over Grok in Government
Public Citizen and other groups are calling for a suspension of the federal deployment of Grok under the GSA deal until compliance testing is conducted.
A coalition of advocacy groups is pressing its case against the use of xAI's Grok chatbot in government after the General Services Administration struck a deal with Elon Musk's AI company.
OMB is entrusted with ensuring that AI systems procured by the federal government meet the highest standards of truth-seeking, accuracy and neutrality
In a letter to OMB Director Russell Vought, the groups reiterated their concerns, citing recent comments from Michael Kratsios, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
- Public Citizen leads the coalition of advocacy groups
- GSA struck a deal with Elon Musk's AI company to deploy Grok
- Groups call for suspension of Grok deployment until compliance testing is conducted
Author's summary: Advocacy groups push back against Grok deployment in government.
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