Musk’s xAI fired engineer for raising concerns about Grok chatbot, lawsuit claims

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:47:10 GMT

Former xAI engineer Devin Kim alleges he was illegally fired for trying to implement safety mechanisms for the chatbotA former engineer at Elon Musk’s xAI who now heads a thinktank focused on AI safety filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired from the SpaceX subsidiary for raising concerns about the risks artificial intelligence poses to humanity.Devin Kim claims in the lawsuit filed in California state court on Tuesday that his efforts to place guardrails on the development of the chatbot Grok made him a target for company leadership. Continue reading...

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