xAI hires senior Cursor leaders Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg; Elon Musk said he expects xAI to “catch up and exceed our competitors” in coding by mid-2026
Elon Musk's xAI is hiring two senior Cursor leaders as part of an effort to catch up with AI rivals in coding …
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Discussion
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@beffjezos
@beffjezos
on x
If I were not already building Extropic, I would have 100% joined @xai The lab with the most e/acc and Kardashev-pilled mission of all Definitely a huge opportunity for great talent to rise to the occasion here
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@elonmusk
Elon Musk
on x
Many talented people over the past few years were declined an offer or even an interview @xAI. My apologies. @BarisAkis and I are going through the company interview history and reaching back out to promising candidates.
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@elonmusk
Elon Musk
on x
Welcome! Orbital space centers and mass drivers on the Moon will be incredible.
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@jasonbud
Jason Ginsberg
on x
I'm proud to be joining SpaceX and xAI with @milichab It has become clear that software is changing fundamentally. More and more, people can shape the tools they use directly, and the ceiling of what can be built keeps rising. What makes xAI special is the scale of its
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@benjamindekr
Benjamin De Kraker
on x
Here is an xAI story. When I was first hired (low level) by xAI, I was extremely excited. I greatly admired Elon and what Grok could be. I have a pretty cool AI following here on X. Some big names see my stuff, including Elon himself (at the time). Lex, Beff, Andreessen, Arav…
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@elonmusk
Elon Musk
on x
@beffjezos xAI was not built right first time around, so is being rebuilt from the foundations up. Same thing happened with Tesla.
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@beffjezos
@beffjezos
on x
Fractional Cursor acquisition. xAI taking the right steps
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@milichab
Andrew Milich
on x
I'm joining @SpaceX and @xai with @JasonBud. X is the company realizing science fiction - reusable rockets, humanoid robots, data centers in space, and more. Almost 10 years ago, I joined SpaceX as an intern on Dragon 2 crew displays. This was in the era of the first rocket [imag…
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@shaunmmaguire
Shaun Maguire
on x
Absolutely massive hires for @SpaceX and @xai @milichab and @JasonBud are exceptionally talented young builders I can't wait to see what they'll do with +100x resources Join them!
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@a4xrbj1
Andrea Basso
on bluesky
Zihang Dai left xAI earlier this week, according to people familiar with the matter. His xAI badge has vanished from his X profile. — Meanwhile, Guodong Zhang has told people he plans to leave in the coming days, insiders said. His X profile still has an xAI badge. — /1
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@mitch_troy
Mitchell Troyanovsky
on x
An insane heist by xAI
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@barisakis
Baris Akis
on x
Thrilled to welcome @milichab and @JasonBud to build what's possible at XAI + SpaceX The AI products that truly transforms the world and delivers abundance for humanity won't look like today's tools. It demands first-principles rethinking, grand ambition, vastly more training