Who was the founder of xAI?

The founder of xAI is Elon Musk. He officially unveiled xAI and its founding members in July 2023. xAI was incorporated in March 2023 in Nevada, with Musk serving as its sole director and his personal money manager Jared Birchall listed as secretary. The company's initial team was announced by Musk and consisted primarily of former researchers from esteemed AI institutions such as OpenAI, DeepMind, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, and the University of Toronto, where "AI godfather" Geoffrey Hinton teaches.