Former xAI Engineer Departs: Reflecting on a Year of Post-Training Scaling
zdhnarsil · x · 2026-08-30
A former xAI engineer announced their departure, reflecting on the past year working on post-training scaling for frontier models. They worked on challenging problems including stability, bigruns, and scaling efficiency. They praised the team's culture of moving fast and debugging deeply, expressing gratitude for the trust, shared work, and friendships.
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