Elon Musk’s synthetic intelligence startup, xAI, simply posted what might very effectively be the nerdiest job opening of all time. As will 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” mission.
Anime followers, rejoice.
xAI’s Companions take the web by storm
Earlier this week, xAI launched its Companions function for its SuperGrok customers, however the firm finally opened entry to the brand new function to all Grok iOS app customers. xAI has launched two companions up to now: Ani, an excessively connected anime goth lady seemingly impressed by the character Misa Amane from Demise Notice, and Rudi, a speaking pink panda that turns into an increasing number of unhinged if he will get toggled to “Unhealthy Rudi.” A 3rd companion that appears like a male anime character can be listed as coming quickly.
Ani, particularly, has grow to be an enormous hit on-line. Her pure, playful, and flirtatious interactions have confirmed common 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 overtly admitted on X prior to now that he’s keen on the Demise Notice anime, had created an precise “waifu” by means of xAI.
Extra companions coming
Based mostly on xAI’s job opening, it seems that the corporate is seeking to launch much more companions for its customers. Ani and Rudi/Unhealthy Rudi could be the beginning, particularly contemplating xAI’s rising ambition and uncooked computing energy.
As per the job itemizing, engineers employed for the position 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 improvement 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 mission 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.
