Mass Resignation from xAI

Seems like xAI is having a Fairchild semiconductor moment, saw at least half a dozen people posting they are leaving xAI, and seems like all of them are starting something new, together.

- https://x.com/Chace_AGI/status/2021452881875141060 - https://x.com/jimmybajimmyba/status/2021374875793801447 - https://x.com/Yuhu_ai_/status/2021113745024614671 - https://x.com/C_S_Skeptic/status/2021457245805109750?s=20

18 points | by hargup 1 day ago

5 comments

  • TheAlchemist 1 day ago
    Is that surprising ? The merger doesn't make any sense at all. Everybody knows it's a bailout and Musk's empire is running out of money - it's almost the last attempt to save it. He still has 2 more jokers left - SpaceX IPO or merge SpaceX with Tesla. But the writing is already on the wall.
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    • AnimalMuppet 1 day ago
      If I thought that AI was going to change the world, and I found out that my AI company was instead going to be used to raise money to cross-fund something else that was failing, I might well leave too.
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      • throwaway019254 1 day ago
        If you thought that, you would be really delusional about what is actually failing.
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    • daraksijra 20 hours ago
      this gonna age like milk

      this move denominates everything by energy instead of money

      those who left are anticipating it too, everything else theyll build is towards that

      you either see things clicking together or you dont

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      • jlongr 11 hours ago
        This is just schizo-posting.
  • seydor 1 day ago
    What are they quitting from? Twitter? Xai? Spacex?
  • techblueberry 1 day ago
    Redundancies after the merger? “Resigning” to save face?
  • sejje 1 day ago
    How many people work there that six would be considered "mass?"
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    • sloaken 1 day ago
      Valid point. I am often amazed the reports (all sides of the political aisle) will list a number without context. Twice as many as last year. Went from 1 to 2, and we want you to be upset. It forces me to check multiple sites to understand the real numbers.

      In the past I have attributed this to people being bad with numbers, but it is more and more apparent it is to hid the real meaning and push an agenda.

    • drsalt 1 day ago
      all is fair in love and clickbait
  • softwaredoug 1 day ago
    Musk burns through people at his companies. This isn’t that surprising. They’ll trick someone else into working there.