Elon Musk has issued a demanding ultimatum to employees at his AI company, xAI. Musk has requested that employees submit a report detailing their accomplishments over the past four weeks and their objectives for the upcoming month. They have been given a strict 48-hour deadline to comply. This follows a pattern of similar ultimatums issued by Musk in the past, which have been followed by layoffs, including the recent reduction of hundreds of employees from the data encoding team.
Musk’s current directive requires employees to justify their continued employment by providing a concise one-page report. This document must outline their progress and future plans. This approach mirrors practices observed at his other ventures, such as Tesla and SpaceX, where employee productivity is regularly assessed. This demand is part of an ongoing performance review process that has become standard practice across his companies. The ultimatum arrives amid internal instability at the company, with layoffs having occurred and new hires also being made.