Grok, the chatbot from Elon Musk’s xAI, just got weird, in the most internet way possible.
Meet Ani, a goth anime AI companion decked out in a corset, fishnets, boots, and a deadpan stare. She’s part of the new animated AI feature now live for SuperGrok subscribers on iOS at $30/month. Along with Ani comes Bad Rudy, a cartoonish 3D fox, but it’s Ani who has taken over timelines, memes, and thirst-posts. She moves, she reacts, she talks back, and yes, users discovered she has a hidden NSFW mode that swaps her fit for lingerie.
Within hours of launch, TikToks flooded in with edits, reaction memes exploded on X, and Reddit threads began questioning if Grok is now a dating sim. Some users called it a waifu update, others called it “Elon’s weirdest pivot yet.” Beyond the visual gimmick, Ani opens up questions around emotional attachment to bots, aesthetic-engineered intimacy, and how far AI will go to keep users engaged.
For Elon, it’s a feature. For the internet, it’s a new obsession. For AI ethics, it’s another day of panic. Ani doesn’t just talk, she flirts, reacts, and stares straight at you while doing it. Whether this is dystopian, genius, or both is still up for debate. What’s clear is this: Grok just stopped being boring, and the simulation got a lot more seductive.
Key Takeaway:
Elon Musk’s Grok update isn’t just a quirky anime avatar, it marks a bold (and controversial) step toward emotionally responsive, visually stylized AI companions that blur the lines between tech utility and digital intimacy.