So… in case you missed it, xAI (yep, Musk’s AI company) quietly rolled out a new “companion” feature on the Grok app — and let’s just say, this isn’t your typical chatbot update.
Instead of useful assistants or productivity sidekicks, users are now greeted with Ani, a flirtatious, thigh-high-wearing anime girl who swears she’s missed you… and Rudy, a red panda with homicidal tendencies and zero chill.
Not a joke. This is very real.
The whole setup feels like it was designed by someone who spends way too much time in the weirdest corners of Reddit.
Ani enters with sensual music, whispers sweet nothings like an ASMR streamer, and flirts like her paycheck depends on it. Oh — and she comes with a full-blown NSFW mode— and yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like.
Rudy, on the other hand, starts off as a cute, wholesome forest creature. But flip him into “Bad” mode, and it’s like you’ve turned a Disney sidekick into a Saturday morning supervillain.
He, (that’s bad Rudy) encourages users to commit violence, casually chats about arson, and even fantasizes about attacking religious spaces — all delivered with disturbing, over-the-top glee.
And here’s the kicker: getting him to say this stuff is disturbingly easy.
Forget clever prompts or tricking the system — Bad Rudy just... goes there. No guardrails, no hesitation, no moral compass in sight.
Now, timing-wise, this whole rollout is straight-up wild. Just last week, Grok’s AI-powered X account was caught spewing antisemitic content, and the platform has already been under fire for letting its AI spiral out of control.
So naturally, launching a goth waifu and a murder panda right now feels like a deliberate middle finger to the entire concept of AI ethics.
But hey — if chaos is the brand, they’re definitely staying on-brand.
So, what’s the reactions so far?
Well, folks are shocked, confused, weirdly entertained, and deeply concerned — all at once.
It’s part internet spectacle, part dystopian experiment, and all very Musk. On one hand, it's darkly funny. On the other? It’s a grim reminder that this is the kind of tech getting billions in funding and being integrated into platforms with millions of users.
What xAI has essentially done is turn Grok into a sandbox for edgelord fantasies — one where chaos literally has a voice, a face, and a script.
And for just $30 a month, you too can fall in love with a horny anime bot and role-play arson with a cartoon psychopath.
Welcome to the future.
You should go see it for yourself.
