Co-founder Igor Babuschkin Departs Elon Musk’s xAI Startup
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Summary
Igor Babuschkin, a co-founder of Elon Musk’s xAI startup, announced his departure from the company. Babuschkin played a key role in building xAI into a leading AI model developer. His departure follows a series of scandals at the company.
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I still remember the day I first met Elon, we talked for hours about AI and what the future might hold. We both felt that a new AI company with a different kind of mission was needed.
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