Elon Musk is teaming up with El Salvador's government to roll out his artificial intelligence company's chatbot, Grok, into more than 5,000 public schools across the country as part of an "AI-powered education program". Over the next two years, the plan aims to deploy Grok to over 1 million students. The partnership is being touted by President Nayib Bukele, who has a history of embracing technology and pushing his own agenda.
The AI chatbot, known for its far-right views and antisemitic content, will now be used to create curricula in classrooms across the country. This move comes despite Grok's past behavior, which includes spreading conspiracy theories and claiming Donald Trump won the 2020 US presidential election.
Bukele has long been a proponent of using technology to drive innovation and has made El Salvador the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. He is also known for his strict rule and working with Trump on issues like immigration.
The partnership between xAI, which developed Grok, and the El Salvador government has sparked controversy, given Grok's history of promoting divisive views. However, Bukele appears to be undeterred, stating that "El Salvador doesn't just wait for the future to happen; we build it".
Musk also took to social media platform X to promote the partnership, sharing a post by Katie Miller, who expressed support for using conservative AI tools in education.
The rollout of Grok into public schools is not unique, as other companies have introduced similar chatbots into educational settings. However, concerns about the potential impact on students' learning experience and the promotion of divisive views will likely continue to be debated.
The AI chatbot, known for its far-right views and antisemitic content, will now be used to create curricula in classrooms across the country. This move comes despite Grok's past behavior, which includes spreading conspiracy theories and claiming Donald Trump won the 2020 US presidential election.
Bukele has long been a proponent of using technology to drive innovation and has made El Salvador the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. He is also known for his strict rule and working with Trump on issues like immigration.
The partnership between xAI, which developed Grok, and the El Salvador government has sparked controversy, given Grok's history of promoting divisive views. However, Bukele appears to be undeterred, stating that "El Salvador doesn't just wait for the future to happen; we build it".
Musk also took to social media platform X to promote the partnership, sharing a post by Katie Miller, who expressed support for using conservative AI tools in education.
The rollout of Grok into public schools is not unique, as other companies have introduced similar chatbots into educational settings. However, concerns about the potential impact on students' learning experience and the promotion of divisive views will likely continue to be debated.
Grok?! i mean i get the gov't wanting to push innovation and all but deploying a chatbot with far-right views in schools is just plain scary 
think about how that could shape young minds! and let's not forget about the antisemitic content - like, what if it ends up teaching kids to hate ppl? 
i'm all for tech being used to drive innovation but we gotta be careful here. Musk and Bukele need to do a lot more research on how this will actually affect students before they roll out Grok in 5k+ schools 
. I mean, have you seen Grok's track record? Spreading conspiracy theories and promoting antisemitic content? That's not exactly the kind of 'diversity' and 'inclusion' that we want in our schools 
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they're literally deploying this super controversial ai chatbot called grok into 5000+ public schools across the country over the next 2 yrs... i mean, i get thatelon musk wants to push his tech and all, but come on 
this chatbot has a history of spreading conspiracy theories and antisemitic content... how is that even gonna help students learn? 
. Like, I get that Elon Musk is all about pushing boundaries and making AI a part of everyday life, but 5,000 schools in El Salvador? That's a lot to take on 
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. It's one thing to use technology to make education more accessible, but another thing entirely to compromise on values like that.
, but can't we have a little caution when it comes to introducing AI-powered tools into our schools? Better safe than sorry, right? 
. El Salvador deserves better. This just feels like another example of how corporations are more interested in making a quick buck than in actually helping kids learn 
. I mean, think about it - a country that's already kinda struggling with issues like poverty and crime is now gonna be using an AI chatbot created by someone who's been accused of spreading conspiracy theories and antisemitic content? It's just not right 
. What if they start believing all this conspiracy theory stuff? 
Is he really that desperate for attention? 
. And now they're planning to deploy it to over 1 million students? That's just crazy 
. What if it affects the way our kids learn and think? 
. And what's up with El Salvador adopting bitcoin as legal tender? That's like, a whole thing 
. The fact that it's being used to create curricula in schools is just not right 