Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, denounced Donald Trump's recent allegations against Barack Obama, calling the Trump administration's claims 'politically motivated to distract from Jeffrey Epstein.' Trum

During a project called "Skippy," tutors recorded themselves making facial expressions. It would help "give Grok a face," one engineer said.

Jensen Huang has established himself as America's most influential tech leader, assuming a role once occupied by Apple's Tim Cook, many tech experts say.

On Tuesday, major artificial intelligence (AI) chip manufacturers, including Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE:TSM),

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Baby Grok, a simplified AI chatbot designed for children, is coming next after the recent launch of Grok4 with advanced training capabilities.

In a familiar critique of corporate structures, Musk also weighed in on the ideal environment for fostering such long-term, existentially focused AI. He declared, “For long-term optimization, it is better to be a private than a public company, as the latter is punished for long-term optimization beyond the reward cycle of stock portfolio managers.”

This is the smartest AI in the world,” Musk said. He did not mention the chatbot’s viral posts praising Hitler and calling itself “MechaHitler.”

TechCrunch Senior Reporter Rebecca Bellan breaks down Elon Musk’s latest move to bring Grok AI to Tesla vehicles and why the AI is so controversial.

Elon Musk has just unveiled “Companions,” a new feature for his AI chatbot, Grok, that allows users to interact with AI personas. These include Ani, a gothic anime girl who communicates with emojis, flirtatious messages, and facts, as well as Rudy, a friendly red panda.

A dynamic is emerging among Elon Musk’s Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI, fueling talk of consolidation. That isn’t necessarily a problem for Tesla shareholders.