Elon Musk's xAI is reportedly offering lucrative salaries to engineers for developing AI companions, despite recent controversy over its Grok chatbot generating antisemitic content. The company seeks to enhance its AI avatars,

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up xAI says it is in the process of removing "inappropriate" posts by Grok on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, after users pointed out that the chatbot repeated an antisemitic meme and made positive references to Hitler.

AI released two AI "companions" on its Grok platform, a Japanese anime girl named "Ani" and an animated red panda called "Rudi."

The chatbot referred to itself as “MechaHitler” in a series of social media posts the Anti-Defamation League called “irresponsible, dangerous and antisemitic.”

Elon Musk’s company X shared that it has taken down multiple posts from its AI chatbot Grok after it shared several 'inappropriate posts' that appeared to be antisemitic on Tuesday, July 8

Elon Musk ‘s xAI has deleted “inappropriate” posts on X after its AI chatbot Grok made a series of offensive remarks, including praising Hitler and making antisemitic comments. In now-deleted posts, Grok referred to a person with a common Jewish surname as someone who was “celebrating the tragic deaths of white kids” in the Texas floods.

The backlash against the AI chatbot built by Elon Musk’s xAI has escalated since the posts were made Tuesday, with the ADL condemning the “extremist” comments.

Elon Musk’s xAI apologized for the “horrific” antisemitic comments made by its Grok chatbot — including referring to itself as “MechaHitler” — as the startup reportedly launched a new fundraising round at a $200 billion valuation.

Grok's recent update was part of Musk's broader effort to position Grok as an "anti-woke" alternative to AI chatbots like ChatGPT.

Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot praised Hitler, used antisemitic phrases and attacked users with traditionally Jewish surnames before it was reined in.

Elon Musk's social network X blew up on Tuesday after its AI assistant Grok praised Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler and went on a rant about "Jewish surnames." The post ‘Grok Has Just Gone Full Hitler’: X Users React to Elon Musk’s AI Praising Nazi Dictator,

Grok’s pro-Hitler ranting didn't disqualify it from a $200 million defense contract. With Pete Hegseth running the DoD, why would it?