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xAI fired an engineer who raised alarms about Grok safety, new lawsuit claims
June 11, 2026
A former xAI engineer has filed a lawsuit alleging that he was fired by xAI and SpaceX after raising safety concerns about Grok just days before SpaceX’s historic IPO. The claim is notable because it ties an internal AI safety dispute to a major corporate event, and it could draw scrutiny to how xAI handles employee warnings about Grok.
A former xAI engineer is suing the company and SpaceX, alleging he was fired for raising AI safety concerns about Grok days before SpaceX's historic IPO.
Source: techcrunch.com