Founders & executives
Elon Musk
Founder of xAI; co-founded and then left OpenAI.
b. 1971🇺🇸United StatesFounder, xAIOwner, X / TwitterCEO, TeslaFounder & CEO, SpaceX
Co-founded OpenAI in 2015 and departed the board in 2018, later founding xAI and folding it into the X platform. A relentless and polarising voice on AI risk and regulation.
5 CareerEvery role we can document, most recent first
- 2023–now3 yrsxAIFounder
- 2022–now4 yrsX / TwitterOwner
- 2008–now18 yrsTeslaCEO
- 2002–now24 yrsSpaceXFounder & CEO
- 2015–20183 yrsOpenAICo-founder & board member
0 Books & papersPublished work, oldest first
No books — their work lives in papers, code and talks. The accounts above are the place to follow it.
LineageWho taught whom. Most of this field descends from a handful of laboratories, and the shortest path between two researchers is usually an advisor.
Worked alongsideco-founders and close collaborators
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