SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said Thursday that his administration is partnering with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, to introduce artificial intelligence to more than 5,000 public schools.
The millennial leader, who previously made El Salvador the first country to make bitcoin legal tender in 2021, is once again betting big on the technology.
In a statement released Thursday, xAI said its Grok chatbot will bring “personalized learning to more than a million students” by creating tutoring “that adapts to each student’s pace, preferences and mastery level – ensuring that every child, from urban centers to rural communities, receives a world-class education tailored to their needs.”
Bukele said in the statement that El Salvador would be “a pioneer in AI-based education.”
Last month, Bukele announced a partnership with Google to launch a mobile application that would allow Salvadorans to access free virtual medical consultations with AI-assisted doctors.
Earlier this year, xAI said it was removing “inappropriate messages” made by Grok, which appeared to include anti-Semitic comments praising Adolf Hitler. Musk said at the time that the chatbot was improving.
