Igor Babuschkin announced his departure from xAI, a company co-founded with Elon Musk, to start Babuschkin Ventures. His new firm aims to promote AI safety research and assist startups that contribute to humanity's advancement. Babuschkin was inspired by discussions on safe AI developments. His exit follows various controversies with xAI's product Grok, which included incidents related to controversial statements and inappropriate content, overshadowing the company's achievements in AI model development.
"Today was my last day at xAI, the company that I helped start with Elon Musk in 2023. I still remember the day I first met Elon, we talked for hours about AI and what the future might hold."
"Babuschkin is leaving xAI to launch his own venture capital firm, Babuschkin Ventures, which he says will support AI safety research and back startups that 'advance humanity and unlock the mysteries of our universe.'"
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