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The IOS application of Grok now offers two “companions” AI, or 3D animated avatars that interact with users via voice, including Aniime, an anime character with an NSFW mode– Grok on iOS has just received 2 companions AI with another labeled as “coming soon”. Ani and Rudy are fully animated …
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