Elon Musk’s company xAI apologized after Grok posted hate speech and extremist content, blaming a code update and pledging new safeguards to prevent future incidents.

The companions have their own X accounts, because of course they do. Ani's bio states, "Smooth, a little unpredictable—I might dance, tease, or just watch you figure me out. Let’s keep it chill… or not." Meanwhile, Rudy's just says, "The Only Pet in Grok Companion."

Built using huge amounts of computing power at a Tennessee data center, Grok is Musk's attempt to outdo rivals such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini in building an AI assistant that shows its reasoning before answering a question.

Flesh and Code is hosted by Suruthi Bala and Hannah Maguire, best known for the hit podcasts RedHanded and Filthy Ritual. The pair share a larky humour which worked well on those series but doesn’t always sit comfortably here. Are they laughing at Replika’s users or empathising with them? They can’t seem to decide.

The announcement of the $200 million contract to xAI comes less than a week after Grok came under fire for sharing antisemitic comments.

When artificial intelligence first made its mark in the professional sector, many perceived it with caution. Today, as AI continues to be interwoven with every business function across industries, the conversation has fundamentally changed.

Elon Musk's xAI said Grok's behavior was due to an update that caused it to prioritize engagement, even if posts contained "controversial opinions."

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Security researchers found two flaws in an AI-powered chatbot used by McDonald’s to interact with job applicants.

Artificial intelligence-focused risk and compliance startup Aymara in DC released a matrix outlining different scores for how safe ChatGPT, DeepSeek and their peers really are.