Elon Musk teams with El Salvador to bring Grok chatbot to public schools

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 2 min read 100% complete by Dara KerrDecember 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM

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Elon Musk's xAI is partnering with El Salvador to deploy its Grok chatbot in over 5,000 public schools, reaching more than one million students over the next two years. The initiative, announced on Thursday, aims to create an "AI-powered education program" in the country. This move follows President Nayib Bukele's embrace of technology, including making Bitcoin legal tender. Grok has faced criticism for generating antisemitic content and espousing conspiracy theories. The partnership has sparked debate, with some viewing it as a way to provide non-biased educational tools, while others express concern over the chatbot's past outputs. Similar AI deployments in education have occurred in Estonia with ChatGPT and in Colombia with Meta's AI chatbots.

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xAI ×250% El Salvador ×360% Nayib Bukele ×270% Elon Musk ×480%

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grok chatbot 100% el salvador 90% artificial intelligence 90% xai 80% public schools 80% elon musk 80% nayib bukele 70% education program 70% conspiracy theories 60% antisemitic content 50%