xAI Employees Say Elon Musk Promised Them $420 to Feed Their Taxes Into Grok, But Stiffed Them on the Payment

Bloomberg reports xAI promised employees and some family members $420 plus early X Money access if they uploaded tax filings and related documents to help train Grok.

The compensation was tied to using sensitive financial data to improve the chatbot, raising privacy and data-use concerns.

Two months later, the promised payments were still outstanding, according to the report.

The episode could affect employee trust and morale, and adds scrutiny to xAI’s follow-through on incentives.