Grok Imagine, xAIâs new AI image and video generator, lets you make NSFW content
Elon Musk continues to position Grok as an unfiltered, boundary-pushing AI.
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.
OpenAI and Anthropic researchers decry ‘reckless’ safety culture at Elon Musk’s xAI
The criticisms follow weeks of scandals at xAI that have overshadowed the company's technological advances.
xAI is hiring an engineer to make anime girls
The company is hiring for the role of "Fullstack Engineer - Waifus," or, creating AI-powered anime girls for people to fall in love with.
Week in Review: X CEO Linda Yaccarino steps down
Welcome back to Week in Review! We’ve got tons of news for you this week, including a shakeup at X, Hugging Face’s new robot, new phones from Nothing and Samsung, and a whole lot more. Have a great weekend! Off to do something else: X CEO Linda Yaccarino stepped down this week after a tumultuous […]
xAI and Grok apologize for âhorrific behaviorâ
In a series of posts on X, the AI chatbot Grok apologized for what it admitted was âhorrific behavior.â The posts appear to be an official statement from xAI, the Elon Musk-led company behind Grok, as opposed to an AI-generated explanation for Grokâs posts. (xAI recently acquired X, where Grok is prominently featured.)
France is investigating X over foreign interference, while a MP also criticizes Grok
France is investigating Elon Muskâs X and a member of parliament, Ãric Bothorel, is criticizing Grok's content.
TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla enters its Grok era, and teens come for robotaxis
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
Grok 4 seems to consult Elon Musk to answer controversial questions
This raises real questions around how "maximally truth-seeking" Grok is designed to be, versus how much it's designed to just agree with Musk, the world's richest man.
Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles ‘next week,’ says Elon MuskÂ
Elon Musk said in a post on X early Thursday morning that Grok â the chatbot from his AI company, xAI â will be coming to Tesla vehicles âvery soon.â âNext week at the latest,â he said.
Elon Musk’s xAI launches Grok 4 alongside a $300 monthly subscription
Elon Muskâs AI company, xAI, late on Wednesday released its latest flagship AI model, Grok 4, and unveiled a new $300-per-month AI subscription plan, SuperGrok Heavy. Grok is xAIâs answer to models like OpenAIâs ChatGPT and Googleâs Gemini, and can analyze images and respond to questions. In recent months, Grok has become more deeply integrated into Muskâs social […]
X takes Grok offline, changes system prompts after more antisemitic outbursts
Elon Musk's X has taken the automated account for Grok, its AI chatbot, offline after it spent Tuesday afternoon pushing antisemitic narratives.
Grok is being antisemitic again and also the sky is blue
Grok, the AI chatbot powered by Elon Musk's xAI company, is back with more antisemitic rants.
âImprovedâ Grok criticizes Democrats and Hollywoodâs âJewish executivesâ
On Friday morning, Elon Musk declared, âWe have improved @Grok significantly. You should notice a difference when you ask Grok questions.â
Leak reveals Grok might soon edit your spreadsheets
Leaked code suggests xAI is developing an advanced file editor for Grok with spreadsheet support, signaling the companyâs push to compete with OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft by embedding AI copilots into productivity tools.Â