# Grok Code

Mass Exodus at xAI as Musk Brings in Cursor Engineers to Double Down on AI Coding

xAI is in the midst of a dramatic restructuring: several founding engineers have left or plan to depart while Elon Musk recruits product engineers from Cursor to accelerate Grok’s programming capabilities. The moves reflect a shift from research leadership to product execution under pressure from internal reorganisation and SpaceX’s broader commercial timeline.