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

Posts praising Hitler show the risks of accelerating the nascent technology with little stress testing and few guardrails ...

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

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.

Kyle Chayka Staff writer covering technology and internet culture.

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

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

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

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

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