A former OpenAI and xAI staffer says he burned out in AI labs, so he's quitting and going back to Vietnam

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"I cannot believe I would say this one day, but I am burnt out," said a former OpenAI and xAI staffer who's returning to his home country of Vietnam.

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Sam Altman scores a win over Elon Musk as judge tosses xAI poaching suit

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Sam Altman (left) and Elon Musk (right) have taken their legal battle to the court of public opinion, trading barbs in posts on X.

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War rooms, group chats, and video games: Inside Elon Musk's AI startup

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What's it like to work for Elon Musk? X's product head describes small, flat teams with weekly reviews from Musk himself

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Nikita Bier said that Elon Musk's X was "essentially operating like a startup."

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Elon Musk and OpenAI posture over pizza as the AI talent war heats up

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An OpenAI engineer says his company's pizza is better than xAI's. It's part of a recruitment pitch that has real stakes for both tech companies.

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The art of the squeal: What we can learn from the flood of AI resignation letters

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Elon Musk reveals xAI's new structure and says it meant 'parting ways' with some staff

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Elon Musk holds xAI all-hands meeting after a wave of staff departures

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Elon Musk is seeking as much as $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft

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Elon Musk's xAI loses second cofounder in 48 hours

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  • xAI cofounder Jimmy Ba said he left Elon Musk's AI startup on Tuesday.
  • Ba is the second cofounder to depart xAI in less than 48 hours.
  • Six of xAI's 12 original founders have now left — five in the past year.

XAI cofounder Jimmy Ba said he left Elon Musk's startup on Tuesday.

Grok's new recruits? Investment bankers.

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Elon Musk's xAI is hiring investment banking experts.

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