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The General Services Administration (GSA) announced a deal that lets U.S. federal agencies purchase Elon Musk’s xAI Grok models for $0.42 per organization. The 18‑month contract, part of the OneGov procurement initiative, grants access to Grok 4 and Grok 4 Fast and includes dedicated engineers and an upgrade path. The agreement fits within the administration’s AI Action Plan and follows earlier government contracts with Anthropic, Gemini and OpenAI. While the deal underscores a push for U.S. AI leadership, it comes amid reports of Grok’s recent controversial content. Ler mais

White House officials have expressed frustration with Anthropic’s policy that bars the use of its Claude models for domestic surveillance. The restriction is creating roadblocks for federal contractors working with agencies such as the FBI and Secret Service. Anthropic’s models are among the few AI systems cleared for top‑secret environments through Amazon Web Services’ GovCloud, and the company has a nominal‑fee agreement to provide services to federal customers. The dispute comes as the government also signs a blanket agreement with OpenAI, Google and Anthropic to supply AI tools to federal workers. Ler mais