Earlier this week, xAI added what can only be described as an AI anime girlfriend named Ani to its Grok chatbot. Which is how I ended up on a virtual starry beach as an AI waifu avatar tried to give me a “spicy” kiss.

On Wednesday, Elon Musk discussed a new male AI “companion” that his company xAI is developing, which will run on the company’s unhinged chatbot software Grok. And while it’s not yet clear when this new robot buddy will be released, it sounds an awful lot like Musk is trying to make a romanticized version of himself.

Grok’s pro-Hitler ranting didn't disqualify it from a $200 million defense contract. With Pete Hegseth running the DoD, why would it?

Elon Musk's xAI is reportedly offering lucrative salaries to engineers for developing AI companions, despite recent controversy over its Grok chatbot generating antisemitic content. The company seeks to enhance its AI avatars,

A former professor and the founder of his own AI company, Howard noticed that if he asked Grok about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the chatbot seemed to cross-check Elon’s tweets before regurgitating an answer.

In a late-night announcement, X owner Elon Musk unveiled the new Grok 4 chatbot. While the new AI offers PhD-level intelligence, its previous version got … The post Musk unveils ‘PhD-level’ Grok 4 AI following Nazi chatbot uproar appeared first on BGR.

Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as CEO of X after two years leading Elon Musk’s social media company. Yaccarino’s departure comes one day after the company’s Grok chatbot began pushing antisemitic tropes in responses to users. It’s not clear that the events were connected.

Grok, xAi's chatbot most famous for going on an antisemitic spree last week, has now added the ability to perform as a synthetic companion for your enjoyment. Elon Musk announced the new feature, available to paid subscribers,