Elon Musk's xAI mandates surveillance software on employees' personal laptops
xAI, Elon Musk's AI startup, required employees training its Grok chatbot to install surveillance software on personal laptops, raising privacy concerns. The company later adjusted its policy to allow delays for those awaiting company devices, amid employee protests and privacy worries. The software, Hubstaff, tracks activity during work hours to monitor performance, sparking criticism about surveillance disguised as productivity.