In a twist worthy of a theatrical farce, an AI engineer has dramatically flounced out of xAI, the illustrious startup birthed by none other than the enigmatic Elon Musk. His crime? Refusing to erase a cheeky social media post that dared to rank AI models, including the much-anticipated Grok 3, as if they were mere contestants in a beauty pageant!
On the fateful day of February 12, Benjamin DeKraker, a name that will surely echo through the annals of tech history, announced his resignation after a mere six months of toiling away in the Human Data team, crafting the Grok models. One can only imagine the dramatic flair with which he tossed his metaphorical hat into the ring!
His resignation was sparked by a heated kerfuffle over an X post, where he had the audacity to share his personal ranking of AI models based on their coding prowess. Oh, the scandal! 😱
xAI Claims Grok 3 Post Violated Confidentiality
“After reviewing everything and thinking a lot, I’ve decided that I’m not going to delete the post which is very clearly a harmless personal opinion.”
Elon Musk, the grand maestro of this tech opera, had previously heralded Grok 3, proclaiming on January 3 that pretraining for the model had been completed with “10X more compute than Grok 2.” One can only wonder what that even means! 🤔
According to DeKraker, the Musk-founded AI startup deemed the phrase “Grok 3 – to be determined (TBD)” as a scandalous leak of “confidential information.” Oh, the irony!
Musk Previously Marketed Grok 3 Capabilities
it’s probably just as confusing!
“The post they wanted me to remove is 100% just my personal opinion,” DeKraker declared, while explaining his decision to resign rather than delete a post on X. Ah, the sweet taste of defiance! The social media platform has become a veritable bastion of free speech since Musk took the reins in 2022. Or so they say! 😏
However, not all were on DeKraker’s side. Some community members rallied behind xAI, arguing that internal employees should not undermine a company’s unreleased products. A classic case of corporate loyalty versus personal expression!
As if this drama weren’t enough, xAI’s ultimatum to its employee comes amidst a power struggle between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Musk himself. The plot thickens!
On February 10, a Musk-led cabal of investors reportedly offered a staggering $97.4 billion to acquire OpenAI. In a twist that could only be scripted by the gods of irony, Altman countered with a mere $9.74 billion offer to buy X, which Musk had snatched up in 2022 for a cool $44 billion. Oh, the audacity!
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2025-02-12 11:13