Elon, stop trying to make Grok happen
TL;DR
There is a harsh truth about Elon Musk's "truth-seeking" AI chatbot Grok: It's not very good, and not many people are using it. That's the takeaway of a new Reuters report, which found that Grok barely appears in federal records of how the US government used AI last year. It's not the only sign xAI's signature chatbot is in trouble, even as Musk puts it at the heart of what could be the biggest IPO in history. Reuters reviewed more than 400 examples of government AI use where specific vendors were named.
Nauti's Take
Promising about the Reuters work: for the first time, hard adoption numbers from US agencies can be put next to the Grok hype. Catch: Musk is steering Grok into what could be a record IPO, and the gap between marketing and real-world usage is dangerously wide.
Investors in xAI and teams piloting Grok should stress-test that gap now — before the next IPO story papers it over again.
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