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Grok Valentine and Ani: Japan’s #1 AI Companions and the Future of Love, Loneliness, and Digital Devotion
Welcome to the rise of Grok Valentine and Ani, the newest AI companions from Elon Musk’s xAI—two digital entities that have ...
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NCOSE demands Elon Musk's X remove Grok's 'pornified' AI companion
One of Tech billionaire Elon Musk s latest xAI chatbot characters includes a female anime-themed character named Ani that can ...
Grok gets AI companion that's down to go NSFW with you
The latest version of Grok for iOS (version 1.1.18) comes with two companions — an anime girl called Ani and a red panda ...
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." ...
I Tried Grok’s Built-In Anime Companion and It Called Me a Twat
AI’s new $300 monthly subscription comes with two AI companions powered by its most capable model to date. I tried them. It ...
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 ...
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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 ...
I tried Grok’s new companion feature — and I’ve never felt so uncomfortable
xAI’s Grok can’t seem to stay out of the news recently. It’s had its highs, releasing Grok 4, one of the most powerful AI ...
Of course, Grok’s AI companions want to have sex and burn down schools
Ani is the collective fantasy of the kind of person who would earnestly seek out an amorous AI that Elon Musk made. She wears ...
Elon Musk's New 'Ani' AI Avatar Incepts $70 Million Meme Coin On Solana
Elon Musk has named xAI's new AI companion "Ani," triggering a new meme coin frenzy around the latest update of Grok, Grok 4.