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Burnout and Elon Musk's politics spark exodus from senior xAI, Tesla staff

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/09/burnout-and-elon-musks-politics-spark-exodus-from-senior-xai-tesla-staff/
3•PaulHoule•2h ago

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duxup•2h ago
Lotta anecdotal type stories about the "why" here.

I have trouble believing Musk's odd behaviors really are playing a big part, now. I feel like workers sensitive to that behavior would have left a while ago. Or maybe that actually takes a while to really sink in for some folks?

In a world where AI talent is still in demand, competition combined with layoffs and similar actions in the AI space likely spur more movement than anything political or such IMO.

verdverm•1h ago
I had not realized how widespread and top of the food chain the exodus has been, regardless of individual's reasoning

Glad I divested at a good price