El Salvador is deploying Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot across more than 5,000 public schools in partnership with xAI. The initiative was announced in December 2025 by President Nayib Bukele and promises personalized learning for over one million students from kindergarten through high school. Early pilots will begin in Q1 2026 in 100 schools, with full nationwide deployment planned by 2027. The government is providing funding and xAI is providing technical support.
Who it affects: All students in El Salvador’s public school system, from kindergarten through secondary education.
What is notably missing: No curriculum standards defined for AI literacy; teacher training requirements not specified; no mechanism described for ensuring equitable access or managing AI-related content risks; no evaluation framework for measuring learning outcomes; no detail on whether deployment includes ethics or critical AI use components.