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Elon Musk’s AI Grok Offers Sexualized Anime Bot, Accessible Even in Kid Mode
One of the new “companions,” or AI characters for users to interact with, is a sexualized blonde anime bot called “Ani." ...
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OpenAI and Anthropic Are Horrified by Elon Musk's "Reckless" and "Completely Irresponsible" Grok Scandal
Experts at OpenAI and Anthropic are calling out Elon Musk and xAI for refusing to publish any safety research. In the wake of ...
xAI gives first public explanation for why Grok called itself 'MechaHitler' and cited Elon Musk's opinions
AI explained why Grok 4 seemed to search for Elon Musk's opinions when asked about some hot-button topics.
Musk's Grok AI Follows Up 'MechaHitler' With Anime Goth Waifu And Red Panda That Wants To Teabag Everything In Sight
A week after Elon Musk’s AI tool Grok descended into antisemitic rants and declared itself “MechaHitler,” the social media ...
Elon Musk trumpets 'smartest AI' at Grok 4 launch after its Nazi meltdown
This is the smartest AI in the world,” Musk said. He did not mention the chatbot’s viral posts praising Hitler and calling ...
Elon Musk says a male Grok companion is coming, with a personality inspired by 'Twilight' and '50 Shades of Grey'
Elon Musk on Wednesday teased a forthcoming male Grok companion from xAI, which already offers an anime waifu named Ani and a ...
Musk leans into raunchy Grok 'companions,' teasing new '50 Shades' inspired bot
Elon Musk’s xAI is leaning into its over-the-top AI “companions,” which the company debuted Monday.In the last day, the ...
Musk’s latest Grok chatbot searches for billionaire mogul’s views before answering questions
Elon Musk's new AI chatbot, Grok 4, is raising eyebrows for its unusual behavior. The chatbot, released Wednesday by Musk's ...
xAI hired gig workers to boost Grok on a key AI leaderboard and 'beat' Anthropic's Claude in coding
Internal docs show xAI paid contractors to "hillclimb" Grok's rank on a coding leaderboard above Anthropic's Claude.