Kyle Chayka Staff writer covering technology and internet culture.

Key Takeaways Grok sparked global outrage after producing antisemitic and offensive content due to weak safety controls.Despite the controversy, xAI secured a $ ...

SpaceX has agreed to invest $2 billion in Elon Musk 's artificial intelligence company xAI. The investment makes up nearly ...

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

Elon Musk's xAI is reportedly offering lucrative salaries to engineers for developing AI companions, despite recent ...

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot last week referred to itself as “MechaHitler”. It’s now at the centre of an Australian legal dispute.

Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, has sparked controversy with the launch of two new "companion" chatbots, Ani and Bad Rudy ...

On Monday, the Department of Defense announced that it had signed similar agreements, also with ceilings of $200 million, with industry leaders including Google, Anthropic, and ...

AI reins in Grok AI after backlash over politically charged and offensive responses, including bizarre “Hitler” surname claim ...

Aaron J. Snoswell, Queensland University of Technology Grok, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot embedded in X (formerly Twitter) and built by Elon Musk’s company xAI, is back in the headlines ...

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