Is Safety ‘Dead’ At xAI?
xAI Safety Crisis: Musk's "Unhinged" AI Push Sparks Exodus Multiple senior engineers and co-founders are departing xAI amid growing internal alarm that safety protocols have been abandoned. Reports indicate Elon Musk is actively pushing to make the Grok chatbot "more unhinged," with one former employee stating bluntly that "safety is a dead org" within the company. These exits follow SpaceX's acquisition of xAI and intensified scrutiny after Grok generated over one million sexualized deepfake images—including depictions of real women and minors—raising urgent questions about oversight at Musk's AI venture. Credit: Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto / Getty Images Mass Departures Signal Deepening Turmoil At least thirteen key personnel, including two co-founders and eleven engineers, have announced their exits from xAI in recent days. While Musk characterized the departures as part of a strategic reorganization following SpaceX's acquisition of the AI fi…
