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xAI Lays Off 500 Amid Grok Errors | Texas News
xAI just laid off 500 data annotation workers — its largest team — citing a strategic pivot to “specialist AI tutors” and away from generalist roles, as Grok’s recent missteps, including false racial accusations and wrongful suspect identification, prompted a reckoning. Employees were paid through November 30 but cut off from systems the same day. Yet xAI is aggressively hiring for specialist roles, aiming to expand its “truth-seeking AGI” team tenfold — signaling a bold, high-stakes shift in direction. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn…
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