a day agoResigns executive X platform director
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Linda Yaccarino leaves the post of X executive director after two years at the top of this world-richest social platform, Elon Musk. The news comes a day after Musk's artificial intelligence got involved in a scandal, when Grok's chatbot, developed by his company [...]
The news comes a day after Musk's artificial intelligence got involved in a scandal, when Grok's chatbot, developed by his xAI company, generated posts on the X platform that expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler and promoted antisemitic content.
We remember that Musk's artificial intelligence company XAI bought X for $33 billion in late March.
The move officially brought together two entities that were already closely linked but also raised questions about Linda Yaccarino's future role.
Yaccarino announced her departure in an X post, saying she is a highly appreciative “” The muscle that “trusted the responsibility to protect freedom of expression and transform the X into an app for all”.
The best “has yet to come, as X enters a new chapter with xAI. I will always be with you as you continue to change the world,” she wrote.
She didn't give a reason for leaving, but a source near her confirmed for NBC News has been thinking about this step for more than a week.
Musk commented on her departure by saying “Thanks for the contribution. ”/Periscopi/
