Elon Musk’s Grok AI is tapping into waifu culture as it launches two new AI-powered companions that are designed to keep you company throughout the day.
There are two companions so far. One is a gothic anime girl named Ani, and the other is a cartoon red panda named Rudy. More are coming, and Musk says that soon people will be able to use AI to make their own companions.
You do need to pay $40 per month to use the SuperGrok subscription for this service. The Verge is reporting that they were able to talk to the two characters using the free Grok plan, so others might be able to as well.
Once you start using the feature, it will talk back to you and even send you memes throughout the day. Gizmodo reports that Grok Companions are optimized for emotional engagement. They’re designed to be alluring and flirtatious, but there are lots of stories of the adverse side effects of this kind of AI attachment.
SuperGrok now has two new companions for you, say hello to Ani and Rudy! pic.twitter.com/SRrV6T0MGT
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Ani even has a weird ‘NSFW’ mode where she wears lingerie. In Rudy’s NSFW mode, he swears and will be rude to the people he’s talking back to. There appear to be more characters on the way as well, with an anime guy called Chad and a more sinister version of Rudy called Bad Rudy.
Musk says that the characters are buried in the Grok app’s settings for now, but the plan is to make them easier to access in a few days. Beyond all this, Grok has had its fair share of headlines over the past few days after it started to get antisemitic and even claimed Hitler was not that bad. Then, it also got a Department of Defence contract in the U.S.
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