<br><img width="1920" height="1280" src="https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2025/07/xAI-Companion-elon-musk-1920x1280-1.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="xAI Companion "Years" and Elon Musk" loading="lazy" srcset="https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2025/07/xAI-Companion-elon-musk-1920x1280-1.jpg 1920w, https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2025/07/xAI-Companion-elon-musk-1920x1280-1-336x224.jpg 336w, https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2025/07/xAI-Companion-elon-musk-1920x1280-1-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2025/07/xAI-Companion-elon-musk-1920x1280-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2025/07/xAI-Companion-elon-musk-1920x1280-1-672x448.jpg 672w, https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2025/07/xAI-Companion-elon-musk-1920x1280-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2025/07/xAI-Companion-elon-musk-1920x1280-1-1600x1067.jpg 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px"><br><br>Grok’s new “Companions” feature taps into waifu culture, emotional dependency, and viral fandom. <br> <br><a href="https://gizmodo.com/praise-and-addiction-fears-musks-ai-girlfriend-sparks-fierce-debate-2000629308">Source link </a>