Co‑founder Yuhuai "Tony" Wu announced his exit from Elon Musk's xAI, marking the fifth departure from the company’s original 12‑person founding team. Recent exits include infrastructure lead Kyle Kosic, Google veteran Christian Szegedy, venture‑firm founder Igor Babuschkin, and former Microsoft employee Greg Yang, who cited health concerns. While the departures are described as amicable, analysts note a mix of factors such as Musk’s demanding leadership style, the pending IPO, product issues with the Grok chatbot, and controversies surrounding the company’s image‑generation tools. The talent turnover raises questions about xAI’s ability to retain key researchers as it prepares for an IPO. Leia mais →