Elonās xAI Axes 500 Data Miners, Hires āSpecialist Shitpostersā
On September 13, 2025, Elon Muskās xAI dropped 500 data annotation workers faster than a flamethrower at a vegan BBQ, trimming the team by a third to prioritize 'specialist AI tutors' because apparently, generalist tutors are so last year. Newly minted boss Diego Pasiniāon Instagram-worthy 'leave' from Whartonārolled out last-minute, midnight tests on STEM, coding, finance, and even 'shitposters and doomscrollers,' because every AI needs a bad meme consultant, right? Employees had their Slack kicked post-layoff on the spot but got paid through November 30 as consolation. xAIās biggest Slack room shrank from 1,500 to just over 1,000 live humans in hours. Meanwhile, xAI proudly claimed itās hiring specialist tutors '10X' bigger, likely secretly building a nightmare squad of hyper-focused, STEM-certified doomscrollers.
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Elon Muskās xAI just turned 500 generalist tutors into ex-tutors overnight while running mad scientist tests labeled 'shitposters and doomscrollers.' Welp, nothing screams cutting-edge AI like burning generalists and calling specialized meme curation a STEM skill.
Nothing says 'strategic pivot' like telling half your workforce to kindly exit immediately and then pushing last-minute quizzes on the art of doomscrolling. Elonās xAI is basically Hogwarts for data nerds with a dark sense of humor.
Congrats to xAI staff, work hard all week and get a pink slip Friday with your Slack zap while Elon 10Xs hires specializing in finance, medicine, and the noble art of unhinged tweets. Next week: mandatory algorithmic crying sessions.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/13/2025 | Author: Grace Kay
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