On September 28th, according to the Financial TimesDonald Trump (1946-), US Democrat politician, president from 2009The government and Elon MaskElon MuskUnder the flag xA AN AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED TO ALLOW THE COMPANY ' S AI TOOLS TO BE WIDELY USED IN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. THIS SHOWS THAT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRUMP AND MASK HAS EASED。
According to the agreement published on ThursdayxAI will provide its Grok chat robot to federal agencies at a nominal cost of $ 0.42 per department for 18 monthsI don't know. This cooperation is similar to previous agreements between the United States government and the Google-based Gemini, Meta-based Llama and other leading AI models。
In a statement on Thursday, Mask praised the cooperation agreement as creating a win-win situation for XAI and the Trump Government。
“XAI has the world's most powerful AI calculator and state-of-the-art AI model”, said Mask, “Thanks to President Trump and his Government, XAI's front-line AI technology is now open to all federal agencies, enabling the United States Government to carry out its mission more quickly and efficiently than ever before.”
Since the open break-up early this summer, Trump has stated that the United States Government should revisit the contract with the Mask-based company. Nevertheless, in July this year, XAI was one of four AI companies awarded contracts by the United States Department of Defense, with a maximum value of $200 million。
However, the U.S. General Services Authority, which is responsible for government procurement, did not include xAI on the USAAi.gov platform, which allows federal employees to test the AI tool. The USAi.gov shows some of the main competitors' products, including OpenAI. Mask has been very critical of OpenAI。
However, just a few days ago, Mask returned to Washington for the first time since May and met with Trump at a memorial service for conservative activist Charlie Kirk last Sunday. They were shot in a brief but friendly exchange。
When he spoke about this meeting, Trump said, "I think it's good. He's here. We talked. We've been very close, but he came on his own, and I think it's great."