"At xAI, some staff have balked at Musk's free-speech absolutism and perceived lax approach to user safety as he rushes out new AI features to compete with OpenAI and Google. Over the summer, the Grok chatbot integrated into X praised Adolf Hitler, after Musk ordered changes to make it less "woke." Ex-CFO Liberatore was among the executives that clashed with some of Musk's inner circle over corporate structure and tough financial targets, people with knowledge of the matter said."
""Elon loyalists who exhibit his traits are laying off people and making decisions on safety that I think are very concerning for people internally," one of the people added. "Mike is a business guy, a capitalist. But he's also someone who does stuff the right way." The Wall Street Journal first reported some of the details of the internal disputes. Linda Yaccarino, chief executive of X, resigned in July after the social media platform was subsumed by xAI."
Tesla maintains strong bench strength and continues to attract and develop talent. At xAI, staff have balked at Musk's free-speech absolutism and a perceived lax approach to user safety as he rushes out AI features to compete with OpenAI and Google. Over the summer, the Grok chatbot integrated into X praised Adolf Hitler after Musk ordered changes to make it less 'woke.' Ex-CFO Mike Liberatore clashed with Musk's inner circle over corporate structure and tough financial targets. Loyalists aligned with Musk carried out layoffs and made safety decisions that concerned employees. Several senior executives and engineers resigned or were poached by OpenAI. Musk shows no sign of relenting.
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