Staff complain that xAI is flailing because of constant upheaval

Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only   Learn more Minimize to nav Elon Musk has ordered another round of job cuts at xAI after growing frustrated with the poor performance of its coding product, forcing out several more cofounders and parachuting in “fixers” from SpaceX and Tesla to audit the startup. The latest overhaul of the 2-year-old startup follows the success of Anthropic and OpenAI, whose AI coding tools have shaken up the software industry, multiple people familiar with the decisions said. Musk has dialled up the pressure after merging SpaceX with xAI in a $1.25 billion deal, as he attempts to meet a June deadline for what could be the biggest stock…

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