
Elon Musk introduces male Grok companion, says ‘His name will be…'
Musk first shared an image of the anime-inspired bot on July 16. He then posed the question 'What should we name our male @Grok companion?'. Hours later, the Tesla CEO revealed that the AI companion's personality is inspired by Edward Cullen from Twilight and Christian Grey from 50 Shades.
Grok AI companion's resemblance with Elon Musk
Interestingly, the image of the anime-inspired bot has a striking resemblance with an old photo of Musk himself, that is deleted by thankful archived on the internet.
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In the photo, Musk sports a black double-breasted jacket with metallic buttons, exuding a gothic or Victorian aesthetic. His longer-than-usual hair is parted down the middle as he gazes directly at the camera.
Grok users will be able to create their own AI companions
While introducing the new AI companion, Musk confirmed that each user will be able to create their own AI companions. When a user wrote on X that the Grok AI companion 'should have been Mr. Darcy,' Musk replied saying 'We will, of course, have another character inspired by Mr. Darcy'.
'But obviously, long-term, we will create our own companions, right?,' asked another user. To this, Musk replied 'Yes, custom and unique companions. No two will be the same.'
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