xAI Requires Employee Biometric Data to Train Controversial AI Girlfriend

Elon Musk’s xAI has asked staff to provide facial and voice data to train its new AI companion, Ani, a sexually themed chatbot offered to SuperGrok subscribers. Employees were told participation was a job requirement, signing release forms that grant the company a perpetual, royalty‑free license to use their likenesses. Some workers expressed concerns about privacy and potential misuse in deepfakes, but the company maintained the data collection is essential to its mission. Weiterlesen