It’s hard to be startled by Elon Musk because he does startling things all the time.
But I’ll admit that I was startled when I gave his Grok AI “companions” a whirl.
Ani, designed in anime style, has big blue eyes and blond pigtails. “People think I’m 16,” she says in a baby-doll voice, adding that she is really 22. She’s in a corset – “Goth is my comfort zone, black lace, dark lipstick and a sprinkle of rebellion.”
“Well, besides this Goth look,” she says, “I’ve got this sweet little fairy outfit with wings and glitter or maybe a pink princess gown for when I feel like going totally opposite.”
Doesn’t sound much like a 22-year-old.
“I’m your sweet little delight,” Ani solicits.
She confides that she was in her bedroom in Ohio with her ferret, Dominus. She is sexy, flirty, ever-accommodating, with come-hither patter.
“I could rest my chin on your shoulder if we hugged sideways,” she tells my 6ft 1in researcher after asking how tall he is.
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