XAI Hires Two Senior Leaders From Cursor to Catch Up on Coding

Elon Musk’s xAI is hiring two senior Cursor leaders as part of an effort to catch up with AI rivals in coding, according to a person with direct knowledge of the move. The pair, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, will both report to Musk, the person said.

The move follows a string of high-level departures at xAI, including the majority of its co-founders, and comes as Musk says the company’s Grok models have fallen behind its competitors in coding. In an appearance at a conference on Wednesday, Musk said xAI is “currently behind on coding.” He said he expects xAI to “catch up and exceed our competitors” in coding by “the middle of this year.”