Since the xAI-SpaceX merger was announced last week, both companies (as well as some of the social media platforms) have also announced they are starting their own AI companies.
Co-founder Yuhai (Tony) Wu announced his departure on X, writing that it was “time” [his] Next chapter.” Another co-founder, Jimmy Bae, posted something similar later that day, saying it was “time to recalibrate.” [his] Shield on the bigger picture.” The departures mean xAI now has only half its original 12 co-founders on staff.
This all comes after changing plans for the future of the combined companies, which Elon Musk recently announced will include a “space-based AI” data center and vertical integration that will include “AI, rockets, space-based internet, direct-to-mobile device communications and the world’s leading real-time information and free speech platform.” Musk also reportedly talked about plans to build an AI satellite factory and city on the Moon at an internal xAI meeting.
Musk wrote on XWednesday that He also posted a recording of XAI’s 45-minute internal all-hands meeting in which the changes were announced.
“We’re organizing the company to be more efficient at scale,” Musk said during the meeting. He said the company will now be organized into four main application areas: Grok Main and Voice, Coding, Imagine (image and video), and Macrohard (“which aims to create complete digital simulations of entire companies,” Musk said).
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