Musk's xAI sues engineer for allegedly taking secrets to OpenAI

7 ryzvonusef 2 8/30/2025, 1:10:16 PM reuters.com ↗

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ryzvonusef · 7h ago
court filing: https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/gdvzbjjjzvw/...

    > The new lawsuit said Li began working as an engineer for xAI last year, where he helped train and develop Grok. The company said Li took its trade secrets in July, shortly after accepting a job from OpenAI and selling $7 million in xAI stock.

    > Musk's startup said that the secrets could allow OpenAI to bolster ChatGPT with xAI's "more innovative AI and imaginative features."

    > The lawsuit said Li admitted to stealing company files and "covering his tracks" during a meeting on August 14, and that the company later found additional stolen material on his devices that he had not disclosed.
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1961690689248354553

    > He accepted an offer at OpenAI and then uploaded our entire codebase!
ryzvonusef · 7h ago
HN post on the Grok Coding AI: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45063559