AI released two AI "companions" on its Grok platform, a Japanese anime girl named "Ani" and an animated red panda called ...

Ani, an anime avatar wearing a tight black dress, was launched the same day the tech billionaire was awarded a $200 million Department of Defense contract.

I asked Grok's AI companions about Elon Musk's rivals and general taboos. I found the red panda hilarious — and the anime girl worrying.

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