Musk and xAI: Summer Work, Reorgs, and Growth
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🎧 Listening
Musk and xAI: Summer Work, Reorgs, and Growth
Elon Musk spent the summer at his artificial intelligence company xAI. He left his work in Washington and returned to help the teams building a large computer project in Memphis and other sites.
xAI cut about 500 data workers recently, and the company said it will hire more specialist tutors for its chatbot. The company is opening a new engineering hub in Seattle with high salaries for engineers. People worry about the changes, but others say the company wants faster progress.
❓ Quiz
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💬 Discussion
Do you follow tech news about big companies? Why or why not?
Have you ever worked on a team that changed quickly? What happened?
What do you think about companies opening new offices in other cities?