Technology
Sep. 2, 2025
xAI seeks emergency order blocking ex-engineer from joining OpenAI
xAI sued ex-engineer Xuechen Li, seeking emergency order to block him from joining OpenAI after allegedly stealing Grok model trade secrets. Judge Rita Lin will hear arguments Tuesday in San Francisco.
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup, xAI Corp., asked a federal judge in San Francisco to grant an emergency order blocking a former engineer from taking a job at rival OpenAI, alleging he stole trade secrets tied to xAI's "cutting edge" Grok large language models.
Musk founded xAI in 2023 to develop AI technology that "advances human comprehension and capabilities." Musk's mission was to start his own ethical AI research company in respons...
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