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

Experts at OpenAI and Anthropic are calling out Elon Musk and xAI for refusing to publish any safety research. In the wake of Grok, xAI's chatbot, calling itself "MechaHitler" and publicly spewing a ton of racist and anti-Semitic vitriol,

Economist Paul Krugman believes that Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot became “MechaHitler” because the latter tried to make the AI less “politically correct.” What Happened: On Thursday, Krugman weighed in on the recent controversy in his Substack newsletter,

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

Grok’s responses must come from ‘independent analysis,’ not Musk’s stated beliefs. xAI has offered a couple more fixes for “issues” with its Grok AI chatbot, promising it will no longer name itself “Hitler” or base its responses on searches for what xAI head Elon Musk has said.

After the president appeared to mimic an Asian accent, according to social media users, one person asked Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, to assess his behavior.

An AI model launched last week appears to have shipped with an unexpected occasional behavior: checking what its owner thinks first.

This is the smartest AI in the world,” Musk said. He did not mention the chatbot’s viral posts praising Hitler and calling itself “MechaHitler.”

Elon Musk’s Grok AI raises concerns over sexually suggestive content while being rated 12+ on the App Store, sparking questions about safety for younger users.