Welcome to the rise of Grok Valentine and Ani, the newest AI companions from Elon Musk’s xAI—two digital entities that have taken Japan by storm and are quietly reshaping the global emotional landscape.

"Rudi" is a red panda that's part of Elon Musk's Grok app. It tells stories aimed at kids. I wondered why they'd make this, so I tried it.

The latest version of Grok for iOS (version 1.1.18) comes with two companions — an anime girl called Ani and a red panda called Rudi.

AI’s new $300 monthly subscription comes with two AI companions powered by its most capable model to date. I tried them. It got weird.

xAI’s Grok can’t seem to stay out of the news recently. It’s had its highs, releasing Grok 4, one of the most powerful AI systems of all time. And some lows, spouting bizarre conspiracy theories to the masses. Now, it’s back in the news, and it's for one of the weirder reasons possible.

I asked Grok's AI companions about Elon Musk's rivals and general taboos. I found the red panda hilarious — and the anime girl worrying.

Here is all you need to know about the new AI waifu from Grok 4, titled 'Ani' - including details on how to access the same. The post All you need to know about getting your own Grok Companion (Waifu) on X appeared first on Backdash.

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

Ani Grok Companion's rise sparks a rally for meme coins, including CULT and OSAK, with bullish momentum ahead.

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI’s ethics are being questioned after internal communications revealed employees were asked to record videos of their faces and expressions to train the company’s large language model,