Elon Musk shares 'welcome note' for Anime girl, Ani Chan
Elon Musk
wrote in a Twitter post that AI companions are now available in the
Grok app
for 'Super Grok' subscribers who pay $30 per month. "Update your app to try out @Grok companions!," wrote Musk. Reports suggest that they include a flirty Japanese anime girl named "Ani" and a friendly red panda called "
Rudi
." There's also a male companion, named Valentine. Both "Ani" and "Rudi" are only available on Grok's iOS app as of now.
Ebby Amir, who is a member of xAI's Technical Staff as per his LinkedIn account, shared a welcome note for
Ani Chan
. "Welcome to the @xai office Ani-chan (✿◕‿◕)," wrote Amir in a Twitter post. Elon Musk has reshared the same.
xAI is hiring engineers to make 'Anime companions'
xAI is also reportedly hiring software engineers to make its Anime companions. The company is hiring for the role of 'Fullstack Engineer – Waifus,' or creating AI-powered anime girls. As per the listing, shared by TechCrunch, part of xAI's mission to 'create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in the pursuit of knowledge.'
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The listing, titled "Fullstack Engineer - Waifus," was posted on xAI's career portal. For those unaware, the term "waifu" refers to female anime characters that fans may view as a romantic partner or wife.
As per the listing, xAI is actively recruiting "exceptional multimedia engineers and product thinkers" to enhance Grok's real-time avatar capabilities. The company aims to make these products "fast, scalable, and reliable." The job position, based in Palo Alto, offers a salary range of $180,000 to $440,000, in addition to equity and benefits.
Grok's says sorry for antisemitic posts
Earlier this month, Grok faced significant backlash after sharing antisemitic posts on Twitter, including content that praised Adolf Hitler's leadership and a self-reference as "MechaHitler." xAI issued an apology on July 12 for what it itself said Grok's "horrific behavior," attributing the incident to "deprecated code [that] made @grok susceptible to existing user posts; including when such posts contained extremist views."
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