Musk says Baby Grok will be based on Grok but with the relevant pieces chosen and restricted for families so that younger viewers can safely explore the app. The announcement comes after public backlash from Grok’s anime-style avatar, Ani, which was criticized as being overly sexualized ( Live Mint ).

Elon Musk announced the Grok app for kid-friendly content, following criticism of sexualized AI avatars. Details on its differences from xAI's usual offerings remain undisclosed. This comes as Google also develops a children's app,