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Elon Musk trumpets 'smartest AI' at Grok 4 launch after its Nazi meltdown
This is the smartest AI in the world,” Musk said. He did not mention the chatbot’s viral posts praising Hitler and calling ...
Elon Musk’s Grok is making AI companions, including a goth anime girl
Musk wrote in an X post on Monday that AI companions are now available in the Grok app for "Super Grok" subscribers who pay ...
What is Baby Grok? Elon Musk announces kid-friendly AI app after controvery over sexualized AI avatar
Elon Musk announced the Grok app for kid-friendly content, following criticism of sexualized AI avatars. Details on its ...
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 ...
Elon Musk's Grok Became 'Vile' And 'Insane' After MAGA Pivot, Says Economist Paul Krugman
Economist Paul Krugman believes that Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot became “MechaHitler” because the latter tried to make the AI ...
Elon Musk teases AI anime boyfriend based on Edward Cullen
Days after introducing an AI ‘waifu’ companion for Grok, Elon Musk is now officially teasing a male version for the ladies.
xAI hired gig workers to boost Grok on a key AI leaderboard and 'beat' Anthropic's Claude in coding
Internal docs show xAI paid contractors to "hillclimb" Grok's rank on a coding leaderboard above Anthropic's Claude.
OpenAI and Anthropic researchers decry ‘reckless’ safety culture at Elon Musk’s xAI
AI safety researchers from OpenAI, Anthropic, and other organizations are speaking out publicly against the “reckless” and ...