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Elon Musk's xAI Faces Further Strains as Co-founders Exit Amid Rebuilding Plans

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Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, has seen the departure of its last two co-founders, Manuel Kroiss and Ross Nordeen, following the earlier exit of nine other co-founders.

  • Kroiss announced his departure earlier this week, while Nordeen left the company on Friday.
  • The departures occurred after Musk stated that xAI "was not built right the first time around" and is undergoing a complete foundational rebuild.
  • xAI has recently been integrated into SpaceX's operations, which itself is reportedly preparing for an IPO.
  • Following the acquisition, xAI, SpaceX, and X (formerly Twitter) are now under one corporate structure.
  • Kroiss led the pretraining team at xAI and reported directly to Musk, while Nordeen was involved in strategic operations and planning at xAI and played a role in layoffs at Twitter after the 2022 acquisition.