"Co-founder and AI researcher Jimmy Ba has announced that he is stepping down from his role at the company. In a message on X, he said he looked back with appreciation on his involvement in the founding and early stages of xAI. Ba's departure follows shortly after the departure of co-founder Tony Wu, who announced his departure earlier this week, CNBC reports. The successive departures coincide with a period of major changes within the company."
"In addition to internal shifts, the company is being scrutinized by various regulators in Europe, Asia, and the United States. Investigations were launched after it emerged that the Grok chatbot and associated image generator could be used to generate and distribute explicit deepfake images without the consent of those involved. Images of minors were also allegedly used as a starting point."
Jimmy Ba, co-founder and AI researcher, announced he is stepping down from xAI and said he appreciated his involvement in the founding and early stages. His exit follows Tony Wu's departure and joins recent exits by co-founders Igor Babuschkin, Kyle Kosic, and Christian Szegedy, while Greg Yang is scaling back to focus on recovery from Lyme disease. Ba contributed to the Grok 4 models. xAI merged with SpaceX via a stock swap reportedly valuing SpaceX at $1 trillion and xAI at $250 billion as plans for a SpaceX public offering circulate. Regulators in Europe, Asia, and the United States have opened investigations into alleged misuse of Grok and its image generator to produce explicit deepfake images, including alleged use of minors’ images, raising questions about internal stability and strategic direction.
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