Elon Musk’s synthetic intelligence startup, xAI, simply posted what might very nicely be the nerdiest job opening of all time. As may be seen within the Careers part of xAI’s official web site, the AI startup and Grok creator is in search of a Fullstack Engineer for its “Waifus” challenge.
Anime followers, rejoice.
xAI’s Companions take the web by storm
Earlier this week, xAI launched its Companions characteristic for its SuperGrok customers, however the firm finally opened entry to the brand new characteristic to all Grok iOS app customers. xAI has launched two companions to this point: Ani, an excessively hooked up anime goth woman seemingly impressed by the character Misa Amane from Dying Observe, and Rudi, a speaking pink panda that turns into increasingly more unhinged if he will get toggled to “Dangerous Rudi.” A 3rd companion that appears like a male anime character can also be listed as coming quickly.
Ani, particularly, has develop into a large hit on-line. Her pure, playful, and flirtatious interactions have confirmed standard amongst customers throughout the globe, a lot so that there’s now fan artwork of the character being shared by customers on social media. This has impressed the joke that Elon Musk, who has brazenly admitted on X prior to now that he’s keen on the Dying Observe anime, had created an precise “waifu” by xAI.
Extra companions coming
Primarily based on xAI’s job opening, it seems that the corporate is seeking to launch much more companions for its customers. Ani and Rudi/Dangerous Rudi could be the beginning, particularly contemplating xAI’s rising ambition and uncooked computing energy.
As per the job itemizing, engineers employed for the function will assist construct quick, scalable, and low-latency avatar experiences for Grok. The AI startup famous that the work will contain real-time media processing, efficiency optimization, and have growth throughout varied platforms. Candidates are additionally anticipated to be extremely proficient in Python, with bonus factors for expertise in Rust, WebSocket, and WebRTC protocols.
Fullstack Engineers for xAI’s Waifu challenge are anticipated to obtain a wage of $180,000 to $440,000, plus fairness, complete medical, imaginative and prescient, and dental protection, entry to a 401(ok) retirement plan, quick & long-term incapacity insurance coverage, life insurance coverage, and varied different reductions and perks.
