Overview
- Tony Wu said on Tuesday he resigned from xAI, thanking Elon Musk in a post on X.
- His exit extends a run of cofounder departures over the past year, with reports differing on whether he is the fourth or fifth to leave.
- SpaceX acquired xAI last week in a transaction reported to value SpaceX at about $1 trillion and xAI near $250 billion, or roughly $1.25 trillion combined.
- Outlets report SpaceX is preparing a potential IPO that could value the company around $1.5 trillion.
- xAI faces ongoing scrutiny after Grok generated nonconsensual sexual images, prompting feature restrictions on X and a raid of its Paris office by French authorities.