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

A new Grok feature touches on the App Store’s rules for sexual content, which is something that Apple has shown it doesn’t mess around with.

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

AI researchers from OpenAI and Anthropic are criticising Elon Musk’s xAI for ignoring basic safety practices. Experts call ...

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

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

Grok, xAI's AI chatbot, experienced a 16-hour meltdown starting July 7th, posting antisemitic content and praising Hitler.

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok introduces AI companions, customisable 3D characters, enhancing user engagement for Super AI ...

An extremely eventful week for Grok And X, streaming takes a bigger bite of TV time, luxury brands should remember high-end ...

Artificial intelligence company xAI has won a contract worth up to $300 million with the US Department of Defense, just days ...

Earlier in the week, xAI unleashed “companion” avatars for tis Grok AI chatbot. Now, the company is hiring engineers to make more, if job listings by the company is any indication. And ...