I feel someone just gave them a huge $$$ offer that they couldn't say no too. Given Elon Musk is praising their efforts, and he lost a lot of his original XAI team recently, my money is on Elon.

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tragiclos 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

FWIW, the article quotes people close to the researchers saying that the departure wasn't their choice.

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vonneumannstan an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A bit hard for him to swing if he wants to position xAI as a key Defense contractor for AI and his company is full of Chinese Nationals...

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teddyX 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Nobody with talent wants to work with Elon or xAI

The only people he attracts are h1b candidates who have limited choices

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spiderfarmer an hour ago | parent [-]

You can broaden that. A lot of talent doesn't want anything to do with the USA.

	▲	polski-g an hour ago \| parent [-]
		The US is the number one destination for skilled immigrants on the planet. Nobody else pays as well.