Elon Musk’s Company Sues Former Chinese Employee, Accusing Him of Stealing Grok Trade Secrets
On August 28, 2025, xAI, the artificial intelligence company founded by Tesla’s Elon Musk, filed a lawsuit in federal court in California against former engineer Xuechen Li, accusing him of stealing trade secrets related to xAI’s chatbot Grok before leaving the company and taking them to competitor OpenAI. According to the complaint, Li joined xAI…