Former xAI Engineer Sued for Allegedly Stealing Trade Secrets

‘He downloaded the entire xAI code repo, the logs prove he did it and he admitted he did it!’ xAI founder Elon Musk said.
Former xAI Engineer Sued for Allegedly Stealing Trade Secrets
xAI logo near computer motherboard in this illustration taken on Jan. 8, 2024. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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San Francisco—A Chinese national who was formerly an xAI engineer has been sued by the company for alleged “willful and malicious” stealing of xAI’s trade secrets and documents, including “cutting-edge AI technologies with features superior to those offered by ChatGPT and other competing products.”

The 29-page federal civil complaint filed Aug. 28 in the Northern District of California seeks a temporary restraining order, ordering the defendant to surrender all stolen files and documents, as well as injunctions to prevent any others from accessing those materials.