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If the bill passes through the Legislature, Gov. Gavin Newsom will decide whether or not to sign it — an uncertain prospect ...
On Wednesday, Elon Musk discussed a new male AI “companion” that his company xAI is developing, which will run on the company ...
Nearly three-quarters of teens have used AI companions, and half use them regularly, new research finds. Moreover, one-third ...
One of the new “companions,” or AI characters for users to interact with, is a sexualized blonde anime bot called “Ani." ...
Another popular name suggestion for Grok's male AI has been "Chad," a slang term for a man that other men consider attractive ...
Ani, an anime avatar wearing a tight black dress, was launched the same day the tech billionaire was awarded a $200 million ...
Exclusive: AI-companion chatbots are dangerously promoting harmful personas including sexualised underage characters that ...
The latest version of Grok for iOS (version 1.1.18) comes with two companions — an anime girl called Ani and a red panda ...
The companions have their own X accounts, because of course they do. Ani's bio states, "Smooth, a little unpredictable—I ...
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 ...
AI has offered a couple more fixes for “issues” with its Grok AI chatbot, promising it will no longer name itself “Hitler” or base its responses on searches for what xAI head Elon Musk has said.