People Keep Leaving xAI. Some Are Now Building Advanced AI That Can Improve Itself |
Six xAI co-founders have left the company. Here’s what they might be up to.
BY BEN SHERRY, STAFF REPORTER @BENLUCASSHERRY
Elon Musk. Illustration: Inc.; Photo: Getty Images
About half of Elon Musk‘s founding team at xAI, the company behind the AI chatbot Grok, has now departed the company. Some are already teasing their next move, which could involve self-improving AI.
Musk founded xAI in 2023 along with 11 team members, plucked from some of the most successful and well-respected AI companies and educational institutions. Now, six of those co-founders have left the company; two of them left this week. Several non-founding xAI employees have also announced their resignations. Musk’s SpaceX acquired xAI earlier this month.
The most recent drama occurred earlier this week. On February 9, xAI co-founder Tony Wu posted on X that he had resigned from the company. Wu thanked Musk for “believing in the mission and for the ride of a........