Musk’s Grok AI Expands in US Agencies Under Trump

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is expanding the deployment of its Grok AI chatbot, developed by xAI, within various U.S. federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, under the Trump administration. Grok is being used to analyze sensitive government data and prepare reports, despite lacking formal approval in some departments. Legal and privacy experts have raised concerns about possible violations of privacy and conflict-of-interest laws, given Musk's private business interests with federal agencies. Critics warn that the AI could provide Musk and his companies unfair access to confidential federal data. The Department of Homeland Security has denied that DOGE pressured staff to use Grok. Ongoing debate persists over data security, ethics, and the growing influence of private tech interests in government operations.