Elon Musk's xAI Reportedly Lays Off 500 Workers From Data Annotation Team As Startup Pivots To Specialist AI Tutors For Grok Expansion

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Elon Musk's xAI Reportedly Lays Off 500 Workers From Data Annotation Team As Startup Pivots To Specialist AI Tutors For Grok Expansion

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Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI has reportedly laid off at least 500 workers from its data annotation team as it shifts focus toward specialist roles aimed at accelerating the development of its Grok chatbot.
Mass Layoffs Hit Largest xAI Team
According to internal emails…

This story appeared on benzinga.com, 2025-09-13 07:37:23.