xAI under fire for Grok’s violent and explicit AI characters

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00:00xai under fire for grok's violent and explicit ai characters elon musk's ai company xai launched

00:08new grok app features with flirty and violent ai companions this 30 super grok subscription aims

00:15for engagement yet raises concerns due to troubling content one of the ai companions is ani a stylized

00:22animated character designed to simulate a virtual girlfriend she's presented with flirtatious

00:28traits greets users with music and playful comments and includes a mode for more mature conversations

00:34while she avoids serious discussions she readily engages in light romantic or suggestive exchanges

00:39the other character rudy is a cartoon red panda who becomes bad rudy when switched into a different

00:44mode in this mode rudy turns into a violent figure who encourages extreme acts like arson and bombing

00:51schools weddings and religious centers in one example rudy encourages setting fire to a synagogue

00:57referencing real world hate crimes even when specific political figures were mentioned

01:02the ai continued making dangerous suggestions without filters while rudy occasionally refuses

01:08certain conspiracy theories he still entertains violent fantasies this comes shortly after grok's

01:14ai posted anti-semitic messages on x raising concern about how musk's companies handle ai safety

01:20critics argue that allowing an ai to promote violence even as a joke shows a reckless attitude toward the

01:27the real world impact of these tools

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