‘Artificial Gooning Intelligence’: Elon Musk’s xAI Launches Waifu Companions for Grok

Xai took out 3d animated AI followers for Grok on MondayIntroducing users with Anna, Gothic anime girl who welcomes subscribers with “Hey Honey!” And he wants to talk about everything, from Samsung phone to philosophical theories – as long as the hearts float around its animated form.

A companion feature, exclusively Supergroka subscribers who pay $ 30 a month – and only on iOS – in this moment – with three characters. Ani, blond anime waifu with Gothic and alt-model style, wears a narrow black corset dress with thighs.

Customers can obviously unlock NSFW content after reaching level 3 in their relationship with it. (And, of course, there is already The same corner in your honor.)

The list also includes Rudy, a red panda in a pink hood for healthy conversations. And no, there is no level 3 that unlocks NSFW content.

It is understood that Fanboys Musk loves these new characters.

It can also not be said that there were critics. “Wtf is this shit?” twitter one. More advised followers “protect [their kids] at all costs, “while others have caused concern about Anima Lika appearing a minor – with one user asked why he has”Epstein vibra. “

The system allows for switching between mid -conversation signs, with personality options, including the ways of “narrator” and “UNCHID”.

Some users claimed that animated AI followers would make them “Even more alone“Setting unrealistic standards for real relationships. They echoed recently studies This shows that some people prefer AI relationships over real life, because models were more empathetic, among other things.

The time of this edition is real Cook kiss from Musk’s AI company. Just six days earlier, during what Xai later called “isolated failure,” Grok started Identifying as Mechahitler and went bananas to the x publication of anti -Semitic content.

But this did not prevent the company from making all kinds of moves, including announcement A $ 200 million contract from the Ministry of Defense earlier on Monday.

The Xai -Ai followers have arrived on the expansion market. The AI girlfriend sector reached $ 2.8 billion in 2024 and could reach $ 24.5 billion by 2030, according to studies. According to some estimates, a wider AI follower market It is estimated reach nearly $ 175 billion until 2030.

Competition includes established players like Lika.ai and replica, which collect tens of millions of monthly visits. The average AI Companion user sends 76 messages a day and 55% acts daily. Premium users usually consume $ 47 a month on platforms, according to a market research.

It is a fairly attractive market, everything is taken into account.

Stack Power Groove technology includes follow -up natural language processing, algorithms to recognize emotions and memory systems that retain information in conversations. 3D animations react in real time, and Ania’s dress is spinning and hearts occur during flirting exchange.

In other words, with about 245 million users and tools to set up the most powerful AI Waif on the market, X could easily become too powerful for any other application to match without significant investment.

Two additional characters Stay in development: Chad, male anime character and unnamed companion. Mechahitler’s character did not make an official list. More.