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Grok’s AI companions drove downloads, but its latest model is the one making money

Grok's unfiltered AI companions may be making headlines for their unhinged and NSFW responses, but it's Grok 4 that's driven the app's revenue of late.
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AI makes game-by-game predictions for Rams: How many wins for LA in 2025?

We asked AI to predict how the LA Rams' 2025 season will go and the Grok chatbot is high on Sean McVay's team this year.

Elon Musk’s AI Grok Offers Sexualized Anime Bot, Accessible Even in Kid Mode

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

What is Baby Grok? Elon Musk Announces AI App for Kid-Safe Content Under xAI

Elon Musk has announced a new child-focused AI app named Baby Grok, developed by his startup xAI. While the billionaire ...

How do you stop an AI model from turning Nazi? What the Grok drama reveals about AI training.

The latest Grok controversy is revealing not for the extremist outputs, but for how it exposes a fundamental dishonesty in AI ...

AI’s antisemitism problem is bigger than Grok

When Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot began spewing out antisemitic responses to several queries on X last week, some users were ...
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xAI hired gig workers to boost Grok on a key AI leaderboard and 'beat' Anthropic's Claude in coding

Internal docs show xAI paid contractors to "hillclimb" Grok's rank on a coding leaderboard above Anthropic's Claude.
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Grok AI refuses to help influencer Crypto Rover, cites previous rug pulls

Grok has refused to assist a crypto influencer, linking his X profile to previous research by ZachXBT. The AI denied the ...