xAI Cofounders Depart Amid Company Reorganization
Several cofounders of Elon Musk's xAI are leaving as Zihang Dai departed this week and Guodong Zhang plans to leave shortly, insiders say. The exits—following departures of Toby Pohlen, Jimmy Ba, Tony Wu, and Greg Yang since January—leave only two of the original 11 founders, after Musk's February reorganization that affected projects like Grok Code, Grok Imagine, and Macrohard.
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Sources
- Read OriginalAnother XAI Cofounder Has Left, and Another Says He's Leaving.businessinsider.com
- Read OriginalElon Musk says xAI must be 'rebuilt' as co-founder exodus continues, SpaceX IPO awaitscnbc.com
- Read OriginalElon Musk removes more xAI founders during restructuring ahead of potential IPOcryptobriefing.com
- Read OriginalMusk Admits xAI Was “Not Built Right” as Startup Restructurestechjuice.pk
- Read OriginalElon Musk is tearing xAI down to build it back up. Again.thenextweb.com
- Read OriginalElon Musk Looks to Reconstruct xAI as Founders Departpymnts.com
