Elon, stop trying to make Grok happen
Grok barely appears in 400+ government AI contracts. Elon's signature chatbot is already irrelevant to the agencies that matter most.
Why it matters
Grok's near-total absence from federal AI procurement—despite xAI's valuation and Musk's public positioning—signals a critical gap between hype and real-world adoption among the buyer segment (government) that validates enterprise AI viability.
The key facts
10 to knowReuters reviewed 400+ federal government AI vendor records for 2025
Grok/xAI appeared in only 3 instances
Uses were limited to basic document drafting and social media management
xAI Grok positioned as centerpiece of potential major IPO
Report suggests low government confidence or awareness of Grok capabilities
Reuters reviewed 400+ federal government AI use cases with named vendors
Grok appeared in only 3 cases
Uses were basic: document drafting, social media management
xAI's Grok positioned as centerpiece of potential record IPO
Government procurement data serves as early adoption proxy for enterprise viability
Go to the source
The Verge AItheverge.com
Publisher excerpt: 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…