xAI fired engineer who flagged Grok safety risks

A former xAI engineer has sued the company and SpaceX, claiming he was fired for raising safety concerns about the Grok AI model just days before SpaceX's historic market debut. The lawsuit alleges the dismissal was retaliation designed to suppress scrutiny ahead of the IPO, raising fresh questions about how Elon Musk's companies handle internal dissent on AI risk. The timing — warnings filed days before SpaceX's stock market listing — is at the center of the retaliation claim.