AI companies have experienced a mass exodus of talent in recent weeks. Half of xAI's founding team has left the company, some have gone independent, and others have left through “restructuring,” while OpenAI faces its own transformation, from disbanding its mission coordination team to firing policy executives who opposed the “Adult Mode” feature.
In this episode of TechCrunch's Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Kolosek, Anthony Ha, and Sean O'Kane dig into the week's biggest deals and departures, from multibillion-dollar bets on fusion and robotics to technology spills that reshape AI companies.
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