Antisemitic Memes Fail to Disqualify Elon Musk’s ‘MechaHitler’ Bot From Department of Defense Contract

Antisemitic memes fail to disqualify Elon Musk’s ‘MechaHitler’ bot from Department of Defense contract

It has been less than one week since the social media chatbot Grok told X users to call it “MechaHitler.” But an extended antisemitic jag does not appear to be disqualifying for government work in 2025 — especially at Pete Hegseth’s Department of Defense. The DoD announced Monday it had awarded the artificial intelligence company powering Grok, Elon Musk’s xAI, a $200 million contract to accelerate the adoption of AI in the department. The depar…

Congrats on the New DOD Gig, MechaHitler!

Turns out, going on anti-Semitic tirades didn’t stop Grok from winning a big government contract.