xAI, led by Elon Musk, reportedly laid off about 500 data annotators this week.

Elon Musk's AI company xAI has reportedly laid off around 500 data annotators, known as generalist AI tutors, as part of a workforce reduction. The company communicated the layoffs to employees via email on Friday night. Business Insider reported the layoffs, but Reuters has not yet verified the information independently.