xAI Pauses Grok Specialist Hiring After Recruiting Accountants, Scientists and Comedians
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 3
xAI Pauses Grok Specialist Hiring After Recruiting Accountants, Scientists and Comedians
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 3
Summary
xAI has halted hiring professionals to train Grok in specialized areas, according to people familiar with the matter, signaling a possible change in how Elon Musk’s AI company develops the chatbot.
Since early 2026, the company had been recruiting accountants, finance experts, scientists and comedians to improve Grok on tasks ranging from tax advice to humor and widen its appeal.
That strategy stood out from rivals, which typically depend more heavily on large pools of third-party contractors to train and refine AI models.