Engineers, not researchers: Elon Musk corrects ‘hiring post’ of xAI: Says ‘Starting today… ‘

Elon Musk’s xAI is doing away with the title “researcher,” opting for “engineer” for all technical roles, a decision prompted by Musk’s direct intervention on X. This move aims to eliminate what Musk sees as a two-tiered system, aligning xAI with companies like OpenAI and Anthropic that favor unified technical titles.