Elon Musk’s xAI is in a state of flux, with employees now required to submit detailed reports outlining their recent accomplishments and future plans within 48 hours. This move follows a history of such ultimatums from Musk. In the past, these demands have led to significant workforce reductions. The recent case saw a reduction of hundreds of staff members in the data encoding team, who were responsible for training the Grok AI chatbot. This chatbot is now struggling to improve its functionality.
Musk’s request requires employees to account for their work and outline their objectives. This is a part of his standard performance review, which has been seen in Tesla and SpaceX. The company has seen instability, as both layoffs and new hires have happened simultaneously.