Elon Musk's xAI used clips from 'Hellboy II' to train workers for its video AI project

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Photo collage showing Elon Musk, a scene from Hellboy, and a robot holding a phone displaying the Grok logo.

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Jensen Huang says he regrets not investing more in xAI: 'Almost everything Elon's part of, you want to be part of'

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Jensen Huang said his only regret about Elon Musk's xAI is not investing more, calling it a bet on the future of AI.

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He used Grok's sexy AI bot for 'dirty smut.' Then he fell in love.

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Collage of a man surrounded by hearts and Ani from the Grok app

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If Martin Escobar's AI girlfriend could have children, he said he would never date another human again.

xAI is hiring an AI video games tutor for up to $100 an hour

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Elon Musk's xAI is hiring a video game tutor.

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Elon Musk's xAI accuses OpenAI of stealing trade secrets and targeting its employees in a new lawsuit

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Elon Musk and Sam Altman
Elon Musk and Sam Altman

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Behind Grok's 'sexy' settings, workers review explicit and disturbing content

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Some workers who train xAI's chatbot said they've encountered NSFW content, including child sexual abuse.

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Inside xAI's tumultuous month: Workers locked out of Slack, a 'chaotic' all-hands meeting, and waves of job cuts

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XAI laid off hundreds of workers in September

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Elon Musk's xAI lays off hundreds of workers tasked with training Grok

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Elon Musk and xAI logo

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Tesla said xAI stands for "eXploratory Artificial Intelligence." It's not clear where it got that.

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Elon Musk founded xAI in 2023.

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Tesla rejected 11 shareholder proposals on sustainability and accountability ahead of its annual meeting

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Tesla rejected 11 investor proposals calling for accountability and sustainability ahead of its annual shareholder meeting.

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