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Kevin Okemwa

Elon Musk says it's "weird" that an xAI engineer was forced to resign after they referenced Grok 3's established existence

Elon Musk and his Grok AI.

Yesterday, Benjamin De Kraker, a former xAI employee in its Human Data Team lost his job at the company. The intricate details regarding his abrupt departure from the AI firm are rather concerning.

The former XAI employee indicated in a long and detailed post on X (formerly Twitter) that his employer reached out to him and asked him to pull down a post listing the best AI platforms to use when coding. The list included a mention of xAI yet-to-be-released Grok 3 model, which seemingly caused the issue.

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