The Verge reports growing internal strain at xAI following the exit of six out of its twelve co-founders.

What’s happening inside xAI

According to interviews cited in the report:
• Shift on safety philosophy: Employees claim that Elon Musk has pushed to make the model less constrained, viewing traditional AI safety guardrails as a form of censorship rather than protection.
• Management confusion: Staff describe a chaotic decision-making process one executive sets a direction, another reverses it, and others are unaware of either move. This has reportedly created uncertainty and slowed progre