Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI, has left the company, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Liberatore, who joined xAI in April after a stint at Airbnb, oversaw a $5 billion debt raise and a matching $5 billion equity infusion, half of which came from SpaceX, and managed the expansion of a data center in Memphis. His exit follows a series of high‑profile departures, including general counsel Robert Keele, senior lawyer Raghu Rao, co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino after issues with the Grok chatbot, raising questions about leadership stability at the Musk‑owned AI venture. Leia mais →

Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI, has exited the company after joining in April and departing around the end of July. Liberatore, who helped orchestrate a $5 billion debt raise and an equivalent equity raise—half of which came from SpaceX—and oversaw a data‑center expansion in Memphis, leaves following the recent exits of general counsel Robert Keele, senior lawyer Raghu Rao, co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino. The departures come as xAI continues its rapid growth after acquiring X in late March. Leia mais →

xAI has laid off at least 500 employees from its data annotation team, the company's largest workforce, after notifying them by email on September 12. Affected staff will receive salary until the end of their contracts on November 30, but their system access was revoked immediately. The company responded on X by announcing a ten‑fold increase in its specialist AI tutor team and a new hiring push across STEM fields. The specialist tutors will provide high‑quality inputs, labels, and annotations, including audio and video data. The layoffs follow recent high‑profile departures, including CFO Mike Liberatore, and come after the launch of Grok 4. Leia mais →

Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI, has left the company, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Liberatore, who joined xAI in April after a stint at Airbnb, oversaw a $5 billion debt raise and a matching $5 billion equity infusion, half of which came from SpaceX, and managed the expansion of a data center in Memphis. His exit follows a series of high‑profile departures, including general counsel Robert Keele, senior lawyer Raghu Rao, co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino after issues with the Grok chatbot, raising questions about leadership stability at the Musk‑owned AI venture. Leia mais →

Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI, has left the company, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Liberatore, who joined xAI in April after a stint at Airbnb, oversaw a $5 billion debt raise and a matching $5 billion equity infusion, half of which came from SpaceX, and managed the expansion of a data center in Memphis. His exit follows a series of high‑profile departures, including general counsel Robert Keele, senior lawyer Raghu Rao, co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino after issues with the Grok chatbot, raising questions about leadership stability at the Musk‑owned AI venture. Leia mais →

Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI, has exited the company after joining in April and departing around the end of July. Liberatore, who helped orchestrate a $5 billion debt raise and an equivalent equity raise—half of which came from SpaceX—and oversaw a data‑center expansion in Memphis, leaves following the recent exits of general counsel Robert Keele, senior lawyer Raghu Rao, co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino. The departures come as xAI continues its rapid growth after acquiring X in late March. Leia mais →

Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI, has exited the company after joining in April and departing around the end of July. Liberatore, who helped orchestrate a $5 billion debt raise and an equivalent equity raise—half of which came from SpaceX—and oversaw a data‑center expansion in Memphis, leaves following the recent exits of general counsel Robert Keele, senior lawyer Raghu Rao, co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino. The departures come as xAI continues its rapid growth after acquiring X in late March. Leia mais →

xAI has laid off at least 500 employees from its data annotation team, the company's largest workforce, after notifying them by email on September 12. Affected staff will receive salary until the end of their contracts on November 30, but their system access was revoked immediately. The company responded on X by announcing a ten‑fold increase in its specialist AI tutor team and a new hiring push across STEM fields. The specialist tutors will provide high‑quality inputs, labels, and annotations, including audio and video data. The layoffs follow recent high‑profile departures, including CFO Mike Liberatore, and come after the launch of Grok 4. Leia mais →

xAI has laid off at least 500 employees from its data annotation team, the company's largest workforce, after notifying them by email on September 12. Affected staff will receive salary until the end of their contracts on November 30, but their system access was revoked immediately. The company responded on X by announcing a ten‑fold increase in its specialist AI tutor team and a new hiring push across STEM fields. The specialist tutors will provide high‑quality inputs, labels, and annotations, including audio and video data. The layoffs follow recent high‑profile departures, including CFO Mike Liberatore, and come after the launch of Grok 4. Leia mais →

Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI, has left the company, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Liberatore, who joined xAI in April after a stint at Airbnb, oversaw a $5 billion debt raise and a matching $5 billion equity infusion, half of which came from SpaceX, and managed the expansion of a data center in Memphis. His exit follows a series of high‑profile departures, including general counsel Robert Keele, senior lawyer Raghu Rao, co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino after issues with the Grok chatbot, raising questions about leadership stability at the Musk‑owned AI venture. Leia mais →

Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI, has exited the company after joining in April and departing around the end of July. Liberatore, who helped orchestrate a $5 billion debt raise and an equivalent equity raise—half of which came from SpaceX—and oversaw a data‑center expansion in Memphis, leaves following the recent exits of general counsel Robert Keele, senior lawyer Raghu Rao, co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino. The departures come as xAI continues its rapid growth after acquiring X in late March. Leia mais →

xAI has laid off at least 500 employees from its data annotation team, the company's largest workforce, after notifying them by email on September 12. Affected staff will receive salary until the end of their contracts on November 30, but their system access was revoked immediately. The company responded on X by announcing a ten‑fold increase in its specialist AI tutor team and a new hiring push across STEM fields. The specialist tutors will provide high‑quality inputs, labels, and annotations, including audio and video data. The layoffs follow recent high‑profile departures, including CFO Mike Liberatore, and come after the launch of Grok 4. Leia mais →

xAI has laid off at least 500 employees from its data annotation team, the company's largest workforce, after notifying them by email on September 12. Affected staff will receive salary until the end of their contracts on November 30, but their system access was revoked immediately. The company responded on X by announcing a ten‑fold increase in its specialist AI tutor team and a new hiring push across STEM fields. The specialist tutors will provide high‑quality inputs, labels, and annotations, including audio and video data. The layoffs follow recent high‑profile departures, including CFO Mike Liberatore, and come after the launch of Grok 4. Leia mais →

Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI, has exited the company after joining in April and departing around the end of July. Liberatore, who helped orchestrate a $5 billion debt raise and an equivalent equity raise—half of which came from SpaceX—and oversaw a data‑center expansion in Memphis, leaves following the recent exits of general counsel Robert Keele, senior lawyer Raghu Rao, co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino. The departures come as xAI continues its rapid growth after acquiring X in late March. Leia mais →

Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI, has left the company, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Liberatore, who joined xAI in April after a stint at Airbnb, oversaw a $5 billion debt raise and a matching $5 billion equity infusion, half of which came from SpaceX, and managed the expansion of a data center in Memphis. His exit follows a series of high‑profile departures, including general counsel Robert Keele, senior lawyer Raghu Rao, co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino after issues with the Grok chatbot, raising questions about leadership stability at the Musk‑owned AI venture. Leia mais →