Co-founder Igor Babuschkin exits xAI, founds AI-safety fund Babuschkin Ventures

Co-founder Igor Babuschkin left and founded Babuschkin Ventures, which invests in AI safety research

Why it matters

The departure of a key figure who led early engineering

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Presstechcrunch.comhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/08/13/co-founder-of-elon-musks-xai-departs-the-company/

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