Musk reorganizes xAI after SpaceX merger and ahead of blockbuster IPO
Musk reorganizes xAI after SpaceX merger and ahead of blockbuster IPO
Publish Date: 2026-02-18 09:48:00
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- Elon Musk has restructured xAI, merging it with SpaceX in preparation for a potentially large IPO.
- Several co-founders have recently left xAI, leaving only half of the original 12 on the team.
- xAI’s chatbot, Grok, has growing traffic but remains far behind competitors like ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini.
- Musk announced ambitious plans for xAI to compete in large language models, image and video generation, and coding tools.
- The company is emphasizing its powerful training cluster and unique orbital data center plans to attract top AI talent.
- xAI has reorganized into four main areas led by key individuals: Grok’s main model and voice initiatives, coding models and machine learning infrastructure, multimedia, and process automation.
- Coding models, especially Grok Code, are highlighted as a priority with expectations of achieving state-of-the-art status within two to three months.
