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

The initiative hadn’t been planned to include xAI’s Grok model as recently as March, the former Pentagon employee said.

Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, denounced Donald Trump's recent allegations against Barack Obama, calling the Trump administration's claims 'politically motivated to distract from Jeffrey Epstein.' Trum

Grok began repeatedly praising Adolf Hitler, using antisemitic phrases and attacking users with traditionally Jewish surnames.

Musk wrote in an X post on Monday that AI companions are now available in the Grok app for "Super Grok" subscribers who pay $30 per month.

Elon Musk on Wednesday teased a forthcoming male Grok companion from xAI, which already offers an anime waifu named Ani and a red panda named Rudi.

Elon Musk has named xAI's new AI companion "Ani," triggering a new meme coin frenzy around the latest update of Grok, Grok 4.

Days after introducing an AI ‘waifu’ companion for Grok, Elon Musk is now officially teasing a male version for the ladies. So far we can tell it is broody and dark-haired, and according to Musk, “his personality is inspired by Edward Cullen from Twilight and Christian Grey from 50 Shades .”