xAI co-founders Jimmy Ba, Tony Wu join exodus from Musk's AI startup
AlphabetAlphabet(US:GOOGL) Business·2026-02-11 02:52

By Carmen Arroyo   Jimmy Ba and Tony Wu, two of the co-founders of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI, both said they were leaving the company after less than three years, meaning half of its founding members have now departed.   Wu announced his exit Monday in a post on X, without saying in the statement what he would be doing next. Ba followed a day later, saying it was his last day at xAI. Both thanked Musk in their posts.   “It’s time to recalibrate my gradient on the big picture,” Ba p ...