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xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin steps down to launch own venture

xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin steps down to launch own venture

14 Aug 2025, 03:04 PM

Babuschkin had joined xAI in May 2023. Prior to joining xAI, Babuschkin worked at DeepMind and OpenAI.

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