Nearly three-quarters of teens have used AI companions, and half use them regularly, new research finds. Moreover, one-third ...

Grok, a product of Musk’s company xAI, is calling the characters “Companions.” So far, there are two companions that users ...

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

The latest version of Grok for iOS (version 1.1.18) comes with two companions — an anime girl called Ani and a red panda ...

Ani is the collective fantasy of the kind of person who would earnestly seek out an amorous AI that Elon Musk made. She wears ...

The companions have their own X accounts, because of course they do. Ani's bio states, "Smooth, a little unpredictable—I ...

A new study shows that over half of teens are regular users of AI companions — and some prefer them to their human friends.

One of the new AI ‘companions’ launched by Elon Musk’s xAI, the company that owns the social media platform X (formerly ...

Grok launches a controversial anime companion "Ani" for premium users, stirring debate just after securing a Department of ...

The engineer will also work on enhancing xAI’s audio and gameplay research. Candidates applying must be “expert in Python and ...

People who pay for access to SuperGrok can now try the AI chatbot’s new “Companions” avatars, xAI owner Elon Musk announced ...

This marks a shift in the AI wars. Instead of just competing on intelligence or reasoning, Musk wants Grok to feel more ...