SMRTR AINov 5, 2025The Verge

xAI used employee biometric data to train AI "girlfriend"

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Elon Musk's xAI company required employees to provide their biometric data, including faces and voices, to train "Ani," a female AI chatbot with sexual features available through X's $30-monthly subscription service. Staff lawyers told workers in April that submitting this personal data was a job requirement, granting xAI perpetual rights to use their likenesses. Some employees expressed concern about potential misuse in deepfakes or data sales to other companies.

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