Grimes, Elon Musk's ex-girlfriend, is developing an artificial intelligence toy named Grok

 Grimes, Elon Musk's ex-girlfriend, is developing an artificial intelligence toy named Grok

The toy and Musk's artificial intelligence business, Grok, are unrelated.

The former girlfriend of billionaire Elon Musk, Canadian musician Grimes, is developing Grok, an AI-powered cuddly toy shaped like a rocket that can be used with kids. It's the first offering from Silicon Valley firm Curio, which is using Open AI's technology for a line of toys that can have lengthy, involved conversations with a kid, so far as the company's developers are concerned. would, giving it an almost friendly appearance. Ms. Grimes will be the toy's spokesperson in addition to being an adviser and investor in the business, according a Washington Post story.

Misha Salley, the CEO of the firm, said that the toy was created with Ms. Grimes' kids in mind. "The plaything was made using It is notable that the Canadian singer and SpaceX and Tesla Chief are parents to three children. Elon Musk's first kid with Canadian artist Grimes, X AE A-XII, was born in 2020. The former couple also received Axa Dark Siderell Musk, a girl, as their second child via surrogacy in 2022. After parting ways in September 2021, the couple is now co-parenting their kids.

But there's no link between the toy and Elon Musk's AI business, Grok. Curio asserts that it is the owner of the name's trademark and that the AI product is entirely unrelated. It was Grimes and Curio that suggested the moniker Team Grok. She claims that since their father owns SpaceX, the Grimes children are often in the presence of rockets, thus the name "groket," which was coined.

The toy will come the following year, but you can preorder the present version for $99 here. It now needs a Wi-Fi connection. One such tool that Curio believes might be beneficial for parents is Grok. For instance, when the toy moves all interactions with the infant toward bedtime or when Grok falls asleep on its own, parents may set a bedtime signal, and Grok will enter "Bedtime Mode" automatically.

Curio presently has two founders, four full-time employees, and a number of contractors working in the production and marketing divisions. The business was established earlier in the year. During the startup's early stages, Grimes and tech enthusiasts like Daniel Gross and former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman had invested.