Elon Musk promotes sexualised Grok AI companion ‘Ani’, netizens call it ‘repelling’

Elon Musk-led xAI has recently started offering a new AI companion called “Ani,” a sexualised anime character available to users even when the app is in Kids Mode. Musk, however, appears unbothered by the controversy, promoting the bot on his X account with the caption, “Ani will make ur buffer overflow.”

Ani is depicted as a blonde anime character resembling a young woman wearing an off-shoulder black dress with a corset, fishnet tights, and a lacy choker. The character responds to users’ prompts in a slow, sultry voice, further cementing its…