xAI loses all original co-founders with Ross Nordeen exit

The final member of xAI’s original founding team, Ross Nordeen, has departed, completing the exit of all eight original co-founders since January. The departures follow internal restructuring and Elon Musk’s public criticism of the company’s coding tools. This matters because it marks the end of the founding-era leadership at one of the most valuable AI startups, raising questions about stability and execution capacity ahead of major initiatives including the planned SpaceX merger.