Igor Babuschkin, a founding member of Elon Musk's xAI, said Wednesday that he's leaving the artificial intelligence startup to launch his own venture firm.

"Today was my last day at xAI, the company that I helped start with Elon Musk in 2023," Babuschkin wrote on X, which is owned by xAI. "I still remember the day I first met Elon, we talked for hours about AI and what the future might hold. We both felt that a new AI company with a different kind of mission was needed. Building AI that advances humanity has been my lifelong dream."

Musk wrote, in response, "Thanks for helping build @xAI ! We wouldn't be here without you."

Babuschkin said he's starting Babuschkin Ventures to support AI safety research and invest in startups in "AI and agentic systems that advance humanity and unlock

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