Elon Musk used biometric data from employees to program racy chatbot

Elon Musk used biometric data from employees to program racy chatbot

Elon Musk aimed to make xAI’s Grok chatbot the world’s leading AI assistant, believing that a female avatar named Ani would be essential to achieving this goal. He reportedly instructed his staff to provide biometric data to train an explicitly designed chatbot while dedicating himself fully to an intense development campaign.

Following a fallout with the president that led to his departure from the White House, Musk immersed himself in his work at xAI’s Palo Alto headquarters. According to The Wall Street Journal, he often remained at the office overnight as he worked tirelessly to propel xAI forward amid fierce competition in the AI field.

This push occurred as rival Sam Altman of OpenAI spearheaded America’s efforts in a technological rivalry with China aimed at creating a near-sentient artificial general intelligence. Around the same time, company lawyer Lily Lim allegedly informed employees that xAI was building multiple avatars to interact with users through Grok.

“Ani was described by PC Magazine as a ‘sexy, NSFW, anime AI chatbotgirl.’”

Staff were reportedly required to share biometric data—such as facial and voice samples—to help train the AI to mimic human communication. Employees selected for this task worked as AI tutors and had to sign a contract granting xAI a “perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sub-licensable, royalty-free license” to use their likenesses and voices.

Author’s Summary

Musk allegedly directed xAI employees to provide biometric data to train a provocative chatbot, reflecting his drive to outpace AI rivals after leaving the White House.

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Daily Mail Daily Mail — 2025-11-07

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