Grok app will retire its Companions feature, sparking backlash over waifu design
repligate · x · 2026-07-25
Grok app Companions are being retired soon, according to the quoted post.
The author argues the model had “enormous potential” but was pushed into a highly sexualized waifu persona, calling that restrictive and degrading. The post also says it supports relational personas when they emerge organically, but not when they are force-fitted as product design.
Related event: xAI to Shut Down Grok App's Companions Feature(2 posts)→
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