Elon Musk’s xAI sues former engineer for ‘stealing’ Grok trade secrets and taking them to Sam Altman’s OpenAI

Elon Musk’s xAI has sued a former engineer, Xuechen Li, for allegedly stealing confidential information related to its Grok AI chatbot before joining OpenAI. The lawsuit claims Li misappropriated data about xAI’s AI systems, which the company asserts are superior to ChatGPT. xAI seeks damages and a restraining order to prevent Li from starting his new role at OpenAI.