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

Earlier this week, xAI added what can only be described as an AI anime girlfriend named Ani to its Grok chatbot. Which is how ...

AI safety researchers from OpenAI, Anthropic, and other organizations are speaking out publicly against the “reckless” and ...

Kyle Chayka Staff writer covering technology and internet culture.

On Wednesday, Elon Musk discussed a new male AI “companion” that his company xAI is developing, which will run on the company ...

Days after introducing an AI ‘waifu’ companion for Grok, Elon Musk is now officially teasing a male version for the ladies.

Elon Musk’s Grok AI raises concerns over sexually suggestive content while being rated 12+ on the App Store, sparking ...

Days after introducing an AI female companion, Elon Musk is now officially teasing a broody, dark-haired male version ...

Packaged inside the Grok app, Ani is styled as a 22-year-old 'anime girlfriend' capable of initiating sexually explicit ...

Elon Musk's Grok introduces 'Companions', featuring Ani, a goth anime-style avatar. This new feature is available to Super ...

AI recently introduced two AI "companions" to the iOS version of its Grok app. Ani is one of the anime-inspired characters ...

Elon Musk's xAI is reportedly offering lucrative salaries to engineers for developing AI companions, despite recent ...