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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I'm working on a foresight review on the use of AI in safety-critical, cyber physical systems, and very sensible engineers keep saying to me, "Well I can't see untested and unsafe AI being deployed in safety critical systems!" Got news for you buddy abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wireS...

abcnews.go.com

Pentagon is embracing Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google’s AI engine inside the Pentagon network

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I honestly can't think of a non-harmful use case for the Musk's toxicity machine, but I guess it meets Hegseth's baseline criteria of "not being woke"

During his speech, Hegseth spoke of the need to streamline and speed up technological innovations within the military, saying, "We need innovation to come from anywhere and evolve with speed and purpose.'

The defense secretary said he wants AI systems within the Pentagon to be responsible, though he went on to say he was shrugging off any AI models "that won't allow you to fight wars.
Hegseth said his vision for military AI systems means that they operate "without ideological constraints that limit lawful military applications," before adding that the Pentagon's
"AI will not be woke.'

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Me in 2025: Don't use AI note takers in meetings because they can lead to unchecked errors and unfair and discriminatory outcomes Me in 2026: Don't use Grok in military planning unless you want to accidentally start a war Not a fan of this rate of change

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