Elon Musk Restructures xAI, Reduces Founding Team to Two Members
- Elon Musk has reorganized xAI after its acquisition by SpaceX, reducing the founding team from 12 to two members.
- Co-founders Tony Wu and Jimmy Ba departed, followed by Guodong Zhang and Zihang Dai.
- Musk brought in SpaceX and Tesla executives to audit operations, leading to dismissals over performance issues.
- Musk aims to rebuild xAI similar to Tesla’s 2018 restructuring for improved communication and reduced bureaucracy.
- The company is actively recruiting talent previously overlooked, including new hires from code-generation startup Cursor.
xAI’s restructuring under Elon Musk has seen a significant reduction in its founding team, with efforts underway to recruit previously missed talent as part of a strategic overhaul.
Source (3.2)https://cryptobriefing.com/xai-restructuring-ipo-ahead/?rand=59535
