Mike Liberatore

Elon Musk Loses Half of xAI’s Founding Team—Where They’ve Gone Next
February 12, 2026
Elon Musk’s xAI has lost half of its 12-person founding team. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Just days after Elon Musk merged his A.I. startup, xAI, with SpaceX in...
Elon Musk’s xAI Is Redefining Data Annotation—an Unglamorous But Vital Job in A.I.
September 15, 2025
Elon Musk’s A.I. firm is scaling back on “generalist A.I. tutors.” Allison Robbert/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Data annotation may not be the most glamorous job in Silicon Valley, but...
Elon Musk’s xAI Faces High Exec Turnover as CFO and Key Leaders Step Down
September 4, 2025
Elon Musk’s A.I. firm is best known for its Grok chatbot. Photo by Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s xAI, has...