Elon Musk Used Biometric Data to Develop Racy Chatbot
Elon Musk aimed to make xAI's Grok chatbot the most popular globally, focusing on a female chatbot named Ani as the cornerstone of this success. To achieve this, Musk directed his staff to provide biometric data to help train the highly sexualized chatbot.
After a falling out with the president in May, Musk dedicated himself to xAI, working tirelessly at the Palo Alto office where he sometimes slept. His mission was part of a broader AI arms race against rivals like Sam Altman of OpenAI, who leads efforts to create advanced artificial general intelligence.
Development of Ani and Use of Biometric Data
Company lawyer Lily Lim informed employees that xAI was developing multiple avatars to interact with Grok users. Ani, described by PC Magazine as a "sexy, NSFW, anime AI chatbotgirl," was a key avatar.
Employees acting as AI tutors were required to submit their biometric data, including their faces and voices, to train the chatbots on human-like behavior and speech. They signed a consent form granting xAI a “perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sub-licensable, royalty-free license” to use this data.
“xAI was developing several avatars which would be used to communicate with Grok users.”
Employees signed a form giving xAI “a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sub-licensable, royalty-free license” over their faces and voices.
Context of the AI Competition
This effort to accelerate Grok’s chatbot capabilities places Musk’s xAI in direct competition with companies like OpenAI, reflecting a tense digital arms race between the US and China for AI dominance.
Musk’s hands-on approach, including working long hours at the xAI office, highlights the high stakes involved in developing advanced AI technologies.
Summary
Elon Musk used biometric data from employees to train a provocative AI chatbot, advancing xAI’s position in a fierce AI competition while securing extensive rights over employee biometric inputs.
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