Nearly three-quarters of teens have used AI companions, and half use them regularly, new research finds. Moreover, one-third ...

On Wednesday, Elon Musk discussed a new male AI “companion” that his company xAI is developing, which will run on the company ...

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

The study by Common Sense Media also found that nearly a third of teens are as satisfied, if not more, by conversing with AI ...

Grok, a product of Musk’s company xAI, is calling the characters “Companions.” So far, there are two companions that users ...

The latest version of Grok for iOS (version 1.1.18) comes with two companions — an anime girl called Ani and a red panda ...

Ani, an anime avatar wearing a tight black dress, was launched the same day the tech billionaire was awarded a $200 million ...

Nearly three in four American teenagers have used AI companions, with more than half qualifying as regular users despite ...

Usually, when you try to mess with an AI chatbot, you have to be pretty clever to get past its guardrails. But Bad Rudy ...

Teens admit that they prefer discussing important topics with AI companions more than people, according to a new study.

The companions have their own X accounts, because of course they do. Ani's bio states, "Smooth, a little unpredictable—I ...

If the bill passes through the Legislature, Gov. Gavin Newsom will decide whether or not to sign it — an uncertain prospect ...