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Inside the xAI exodus: Meet the dozens of people who have left Elon Musk’s AI company

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24.04.2026

Inside the xAI exodus: Meet the dozens of people who have left Elon Musk’s AI company

More than 80 people, including cofounders and AI engineers, have left xAI in recent months.

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Amid a merger with SpaceX, a $60 billion option to acquire the AI company Cursor, and an upcoming public offering, Elon Musk’s xAI firm is still losing employees. 

Every xAI cofounder, other than Elon Musk, has now exited the company. Dozens of people who served on xAI’s engineering and program staff have also departed, a Fast Company review shows. This overlaps with a significant share of the........

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