{"id":3092996,"date":"2026-02-13T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?post_type=tc_video&#038;p=3092996"},"modified":"2026-02-13T13:32:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:32:47","slug":"why-top-talent-is-walking-away-from-openai-and-xai","status":"publish","type":"tc_video","link":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/video\/why-top-talent-is-walking-away-from-openai-and-xai\/","title":{"rendered":"Why top talent is walking away from OpenAI and xAI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div id='jwppp-video-box-30929961' class='jwppp-video-box' itemprop='video' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject' data-video='1' style=\"margin: 1rem 0;\">\n<meta itemprop='name' content='Why top talent is walking away from OpenAI and xAI | Equity Podcast'\/>\n<meta itemprop='description' content='AI companies have been hemorrhaging talent the past few weeks. Half of xAI\u2019s founding team has left the company \u2014 some on their own, others through \u201crestructuring\u201d \u2014 while OpenAI is facing its own shakeups, from the \u2060disbanding of its mission alignment team\u2060 to the firing of a policy exec who opposed its \u201cadult mode\u201d feature. On this episode of TechCrunch\u2019s \u2060Equity\u2060 podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O&#039;Kane dig into the week&#039;s biggest deals and departures, from billion-dollar bets on fusion and robotics to the tech exodus reshaping AI companies. Chapters00:00 Intro02:46 AI Super Bowl ads \u2060aren\u2019t quite landing\u2060 outside of Silicon Valley 04:31 Apptronik raises $935M for humanoid robotics09:05 Will automakers partner with humanoid robotics startups?13:05 Inertia Enterprises raises $450M for fusion energy18:44 What the Epstein files reveal about \u2060Silicon Valley dealmaking\u206030:56 The exodus at xAI and OpenAI, and what it means for the AI race37:22 OutroSubscribe to Equity on \u2060YouTube\u2060,\u2060 Apple Podcasts\u2060,\u2060 Overcast\u2060,\u2060 Spotify\u2060 and all the casts. 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Half of&nbsp;xAI\u2019s&nbsp;founding team&nbsp;has left the company \u2014 some on their own, others through \u201crestructuring\u201d \u2014 while OpenAI is facing its own shakeups, from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/02\/11\/openai-disbands-mission-alignment-team-which-focused-on-safe-and-trustworthy-ai-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disbanding of its&nbsp;mission alignment team<\/a>&nbsp;to the firing of a policy exec who opposed its \u201cadult mode\u201d feature.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch as TechCrunch\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/podcasts\/equity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Equity<\/a>\u00a0podcast hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O&#8217;Kane dig into the week&#8217;s biggest deals and departures, from billion-dollar bets on fusion and robotics to the tech exodus reshaping AI companies.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subscribe to Equity on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TechCrunch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/id1215439780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">&nbsp;Apple Podcasts<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1215439780\/equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">&nbsp;Overcast<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5IEYLip3eDppcOmy5DmphC?si=rZDFHv2sQUul_g94iCRgpQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">&nbsp;Spotify<\/a>&nbsp;and all the casts. 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