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Respected researcher who announced exit from xAI earlier this year after helping co-found the company.
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Musk's xAI Loses Second Co-Founder in Two Days
CNBCnewsnegativeFeb 11, 2026
xAI has lost its second co-founder in two days as the company faces multiple regulatory probes over its Grok chatbot enabling creation of non-consensual explicit deepfake images.
“Co-founder who announced departure from xAI, credited for critical research influencing Grok version 4 AI models.”
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xAI Faces Safety Lawsuit
The GuardiannegativeJun 15, 2026
“Alleged to have rejected Devin Kim's insistence on implementing safety mechanisms at xAI.”
xAI down two more co-founders as Musk rebuilds
techstartups.commixedMar 16, 2026
“Respected researcher who announced exit from xAI earlier this year after helping co-found the company.”