Elon Musk's xAI plans massive hiring spree of thousands to train Grok, employees say
Briefly

xAI, founded by Elon Musk, plans to hire thousands of new employees dubbed "AI tutors" to train its chatbot Grok, currently supported by over 900 tutors. This recruitment drive is part of a strategy to strengthen its position in the competitive AI sector against major players like OpenAI, Meta, and Google. The company is specifically looking for bilingual workers and specialists in legal and STEM fields. Musk's company has also claimed to have established one of the world’s largest supercomputers to bolster its AI endeavors.
The hiring ramp-up comes as Musk's company looks to gain an edge in the AI arms race with OpenAI, Meta, and Google. xAI plans to hire thousands of people this year.
Data annotators play a crucial role in developing large language models. By labeling, categorizing, and contextualizing raw data, they teach chatbots like Grok to understand the world.
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