One of the new “companions,” or AI characters for users to interact with, is a sexualized blonde anime bot called “Ani." ...

Key Takeaways Grok sparked global outrage after producing antisemitic and offensive content due to weak safety controls.Despite the controversy, xAI secured a $ ...

Grok launches a controversial anime companion "Ani" for premium users, stirring debate just after securing a Department of ...

AI reins in Grok AI after backlash over politically charged and offensive responses, including bizarre “Hitler” surname claim ...

Aaron J. Snoswell, Queensland University of TechnologyGrok, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot embedded in X (formerly ...

Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, has sparked controversy with the launch of two new "companion" chatbots, Ani and Bad Rudy ...

SpaceX has agreed to invest $2 billion in Elon Musk 's artificial intelligence company xAI. The investment makes up nearly ...

On Monday, the Department of Defense announced that it had signed similar agreements, also with ceilings of $200 million, with industry leaders including Google, Anthropic, and ...

Elon Musk's xAI is hiring engineers at up to $440K to develop anime-style AI avatars for Grok, some of which have sparked ...

AI's team is working hard to eliminate Grok AI's savage personality. In a recent post, Elon Musk's team claims that certain issues that made headlines in the recent past, has now been fixed.

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 ...

Kyle Chayka Staff writer covering technology and internet culture.