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Sep 4, 2025 · Artificial Intelligence

Why Is xAI Blocking Its Ex‑Engineer From Joining OpenAI?

A U.S. federal judge granted Elon Musk's xAI a temporary injunction that forces former engineer Xuechen Li to surrender his devices and bars him from working on generative AI at OpenAI until the alleged theft of GrokAI secrets is fully investigated.