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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Graig Graziosi

Musk’s AI company testing two ‘companions’ - a flirt promising to make the world ‘sexier’ and an insulting panda

After Grok dubbed itself "MechaHitler" and spewed antisemitic talking points, X CEO Elon Musk is now hoping to woo users to the xAI product using animated, AI-driven “companions” taking the form of a flirty anime girl and a vulgar red panda.

The recently launched "companions" are named Ani, an anime girl who offers to make users' lives "sexier", and Bad Rudy, a red panda animation that insults users with graphic language and encourages them to sew chaos.

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