SpaceX AI group cuts Grok Imagine video team
SpaceX's AI group laid off roughly 60 people from its Grok Imagine video team as xAI shifts toward coding tools and agents, The Information reports.
Confirmed
- Roughly 60 people were laid off from the Grok Imagine video team
- xAI now prioritises AI coding tools and its Grok agent product
- The layoffs were reported by The Information
Not yet known
- Unconfirmed: whether Chinese models are taking the lead in video generation
What we know
The Information reports about 60 layoffs in the Grok Imagine video generation team. It also reports xAI now prioritises AI coding tools and its Grok agent product. One account says the cuts come as Chinese models take the lead in video generation.
How the story developed
SpaceX's AI group laid off roughly 60 people from its Grok Imagine video team as xAI shifts toward coding tools and agents, The Information reports.
About 60 staff cut from the Grok video-generation group as xAI shifts to coding tools, per The Information.
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