Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is experiencing something of an exodus. The company has lost two cofounders and at least six other researchers in the past few weeks, according to public posts from employees.
Jimmy Ba, a cofounder who led research and safety efforts at the company, announced his departure on Tuesday via an X post that thanked Musk and said he would “continue to stay close as a friend of the team.” His exit followed hours after Monday’s departure of Tony Wu, another cofounder who had led the company’s reasoning team. Several other members of xAI’s technical staff, including Hang Gao, have also announced their departures in the past week.
