SpaceXAI sees over 50 researchers and engineers leave after merger

After the SpaceX-xAI merger, SpaceXAI lost more than 50 researchers and engineers.

Key teams, including pretraining, were sharply reduced as some staff moved to Meta and Thinking Machines Lab.

The talent drain could weaken SpaceXAI’s model development and competitiveness.

The fallout may affect Elon Musk’s broader AI strategy and the global AI race.