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

Elon Musk's xAI has launched an AI companion named Ani, a sexualized anime character available even in Kids mode. Despite controversies surrounding the company, Musk promotes Ani on his X account, while users express concerns about its implications for youth and relationships.

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence venture, xAI, has landed in hot water after launching a sexualised chatbot named Ani, which is also accessible to users as young as 12. Packaged inside the Grok app,