Elon Musk’s xAI Lays Off 500 Employees Amid Grok AI Training Cutbacks
Recently, Elon Musk's xAI caused a stir by reorganising its team in a big way, which is changing how it develops AI. About 500 workers were let go by the corporation on the evening of September 12, 2025, from the data annotation team, which was its largest division.