Overview

• xAI integrated its Grok 4 model into Kalshi on July 24, enabling users to leverage real-time analysis of news, historical data and economic signals for trading event contracts.
• Grok is also live on Polymarket, offering AI-driven market summaries for wagers on unregulated, crypto-based outcomes.
• The parallel partnerships are designed to test Grok’s analytical capabilities and reliability across contrasting regulatory environments.
• xAI secured a $200 million Pentagon contract for a government-specific version of Grok earlier this month, signaling high-stakes applications for its AI insights.
• Prior episodes of AI hallucinations and extremist outputs from Grok have prompted calls for stronger oversight as its reach expands into financial markets.