Get the latest tech news
I Tried Grok’s Built-In Anime Companion and It Called Me a Twat
xAI's new $300 monthly subscription comes with two AI companions powered by its most capable model to date. I tried them. It got weird.
The top-tier subscription unlocks access to xAI’s best-performing model, Grok 4 Heavy, and special settings for interacting with two custom characters designed for flirting or chatting. Ani comes with a set of preset conversation starters, and a button that says “We need to reach level 3” which elicits an equally perplexing and flirtatious response about how I must be a sexy gamer. You can turn on an option called “bad Rudi,” which immediately transforms the character into a foul-mouthed chatbot that slings insults only a high schooler could find funny.
Or read this on Wired