Kyle Chayka Staff writer covering technology and internet culture.

Earlier this week, xAI added what can only be described as an AI anime girlfriend named Ani to its Grok chatbot. Which is how ...

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

AI safety researchers from OpenAI, Anthropic, and other organizations are speaking out publicly against the “reckless” and ...

Earlier today, Grok showed me how to tell if someone is a “good scientist,” just from their demographics. For starters, ...

AI explained why Grok 4 seemed to search for Elon Musk's opinions when asked about some hot-button topics.

The announcement comes just days after Grok generated antisemitic responses and praised Hitler, which were later deleted.

Elon Musk is integrating AI across his companies and blurring the lines between them.

Elon Musk has just unveiled “Companions,” a new feature for his AI chatbot, Grok, that allows users to interact with AI ...

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

SpaceX is investing $2 billion in xAI, Elon Musk's AI company, as part of a $5 billion equity round, amid his efforts to ...

The announcement of the $200 million contract to xAI comes less than a week after Grok came under fire for sharing ...