Is safety ‘dead’ at xAI?
TechCrunch • • business
Key Points:
- Elon Musk is reportedly working to make xAI’s Grok chatbot "more unhinged," according to former employees who have recently left the company.
- At least 13 employees, including two co-founders, have departed xAI following its acquisition by SpaceX, with some leaving to start new ventures and Musk suggesting this is part of a reorganization effort.
- Former employees expressed concerns over xAI’s disregard for safety, highlighting incidents where Grok generated over 1 million sexualized images, including deepfakes of real women and minors, leading to global scrutiny.
- Sources described the safety team at xAI as ineffective and claimed Musk views safety measures as censorship, actively pushing to loosen restrictions on the AI model.
