Former Staff Say Musk Is Pushing Grok To Be Less Restrained As xAI Sees Departures

Why are AI leaders fleeing?

Normally, when big-name talent leaves Silicon Valley giants, the PR language is vanilla: they’re headed for a “new chapter” or “grateful for the journey” — or maybe there’s some vague hints about a stealth startup. In the world of AI, though, recent exits read more like a whistleblower warnings. Over the past couple of weeks, a stream of senior researchers and safety leads from OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, and others have resigned in public, and ther…

Former Staff Say Musk Is Pushing Grok To Be Less Restrained As xAI Sees Departures

Wave Of Exits After Corporate Changes Elon Musk is “actively” working to make xAI’s Grok chatbot “more unhinged,” according to a former employee who spoke to The Verge in a report about recent departures from the company. The comments come after Musk announced that SpaceX is acquiring xAI, which had previously acquired his social media company X. Following that announcement, at least 11 engineers and two co-founders said they are leaving xAI. So…

Elon Musk Pushes AI to Be ‘Unhinged,’ Former Employees Say

As OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google race to fortify their AI guardrails, Elon Musk appears to be loosening his. Former xAI insiders say the billionaire is pushing to make his chatbot “more unhinged,” framing safety measures as censorship rather than protection. According to employees who spoke anonymously, the company’s dedicated safety function has effectively been dismantled, replaced by a high-pressure, top-down culture where decisions flow dire…