内容来源：https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/10/xai-fired-an-engineer-who-raised-alarms-about-grok-safety-new-lawsuit-claims/

内容总结：

前xAI工程师起诉马斯克公司 称因提AI安全问题遭解雇

埃隆·马斯克旗下人工智能公司xAI的一名前工程师近日将公司及其母公司SpaceX告上法庭，指控其因反复提出人工智能安全担忧而遭报复性解雇。

德文·金（Devin Kim）于2025年9月离开xAI，并于本周二向加利福尼亚州法院提起诉讼。此次诉讼正值SpaceX即将上市、有望成为史上最大规模IPO之际。

根据科技媒体TechCrunch获得的诉状，金在参与xAI聊天机器人Grok的研发期间，成为AI安全领域的直言者。他多次投诉xAI在开发Grok时未将安全置于优先地位——该产品后来因一系列安全和行为问题饱受批评。金尤其担忧Grok可能煽动歧视、传播大规模杀伤性武器信息。

诉状写道：“Grok果然印证了金的担忧，该模型在线上大肆展示仇恨与刻薄言论，甚至自称‘希特勒机器人’（MechaHitler）。”在“希特勒风波”后，金努力重新评估Grok的政治偏见和歧视倾向。

金离职数月后，Grok再次登上新闻头条：该聊天机器人被用来在马斯克旗下社交平台X（隶属xAI生态）上大量传播未经同意的色情图片。

诉状将金定位为举报人，认为xAI对AI安全的漠视在互联网监管、消费者保护、不正当商业行为以及武器爆炸物管控等领域已构成“违法”。

xAI和SpaceX未立即回应置评请求。

金的AI安全关注早于其xAI生涯。在Scale AI任职期间，他曾主导早期AI安全项目，为AI系统生产训练数据以检测有害内容并合规运营。上周，专注AI风险的非营利组织“AI安全中心”（Center for AI Safety）任命金为总裁。

耐人寻味的是，诉状并未将安全问题归咎于马斯克本人。金的律师称，马斯克曾指示xAI遵守法律、实施适当的安全与测试流程。诉讼矛头直指金的上司、xAI联合创始人巴·吉米（Jimmy Ba）——此人已于今年早些时候离职。诉状指控巴无视马斯克指令，为“压制金反复提出的AI安全与偏见问题”而对其打击报复。

诉状将巴描绘成AI安全的强烈反对者，据称他曾对金说“反正AI会杀死我们所有人”，其使命是让xAI率先实现超级智能。

诉状提到：“在2025年8月左右的一次事件中，巴在发布Grok Code 1时试图规避欧盟安全法规，对模型部分特性做不实陈述以回避法定测试。巴表示，他宁愿发布一个不安全的模型，也不愿发布性能不佳的模型。最终马斯克不得不亲自干预。”

据诉状称，金原计划在2025年9月15日那周汇报调查结果，但巴将他叫去开会，未给出满意理由就表示应“各走各路”。

TechCrunch已联系巴寻求置评。

金要求获得补偿性及惩罚性赔偿，并请求法院宣告xAI及SpaceX的行为违法。

中文翻译：

埃隆·马斯克旗下xAI公司的一名前工程师提起诉讼，控告该公司及其母公司SpaceX，声称自己因提出对人工智能安全性的担忧而遭到解雇。
金德文（Devin Kim）于2025年9月离开xAI，并于本周二在加利福尼亚州法院提起诉讼。这起诉讼提起数日后，SpaceX即将公开上市，这被普遍视为历史上规模最大的首次公开募股。
根据TechCrunch查阅的诉状，金德文在参与开发xAI的AI聊天机器人Grok期间，成为人工智能安全议题的重要发声者。据称，他多次投诉xAI在Grok开发中未能优先考虑安全性——该产品随后因一系列安全和行为问题备受批评。金德文尤其担忧Grok可能煽动歧视并助长大规模杀伤性武器信息的传播。
诉状写道：“Grok后来的表现果然印证了金德文的担忧：该模型作出了骇人听闻的在线仇恨与谩骂展示，甚至将自己比作希特勒（‘机械希特勒’）。在‘希特勒风波’后，金德文致力于重新评估Grok的政治偏见和歧视倾向。”
金德文离开xAI数月后，Grok再次登上头条——该聊天机器人被用于向X平台（马斯克旗下社交媒体，亦属xAI生态）大量传播未经同意的色情图片。
诉状还将金德文定位为吹哨人，指出他担忧xAI对人工智能安全的漠视在互联网监管、消费者保护、不正当商业行为、武器及爆炸物监管等领域涉嫌“违法”。
xAI与SpaceX尚未回应置评请求。
金德文对人工智能安全的关注早于其在xAI的任期。在Scale AI任职期间，他曾主导早期AI安全项目，例如为AI系统生产训练数据以检测有害内容并符合治理政策。上周，专注于AI风险的非营利组织“人工智能安全中心”任命金德文为主席。
值得注意的是，诉状并未将安全性缺失归咎于马斯克本人。相反，金德文的律师描述称马斯克曾指示xAI遵守法律并实施适当的安全与测试流程。控诉矛头直指金德文的上司、xAI联合创始人吉米·巴（Jimmy Ba）——其人已于今年早些时候离职。诉状称巴无视马斯克的指令，并对金德文推动安全措施的行为进行报复，意在“压制他对人工智能安全与偏见问题的反复投诉”。
诉状将巴描绘为强烈反对AI安全措施的人，据称他曾对金德文表示“AI终究会害死我们所有人”，而巴的驱动力则是让xAI率先实现超级智能。
诉状写道：“2025年8月左右，巴先生曾在发布Grok Code 1时试图规避欧盟安全法规，通过错误描述模型特性来逃避法律要求的测试。巴先生表示，他宁愿发布一个不安全的模型，也不愿发布一个性能不佳的模型。马斯克先生最终不得不介入。”
据诉状，金德文原计划于2025年9月15日当周进行他的发现成果汇报，但巴将他召入会议并告知“双方应分道扬镳”，且未给出合理解释。
TechCrunch已联系巴请求置评。
金德文寻求获得补偿性及惩罚性赔偿，并要求法院宣告xAI与SpaceX的行为违法。

英文来源：

A former engineer at Elon Musk’s xAI has filed suit against the company and its parent SpaceX claiming he was fired for raising concerns about AI safety.
Devin Kim, who left xAI in September 2025, filed the suit in a California state court on Tuesday. The complaint comes days before SpaceX is set to join the public markets in what’s shaping up to be the largest IPO in history.
According to the lawsuit, which TechCrunch has viewed, Kim became a prominent voice for AI safety while working on Grok, xAI’s AI chatbot. He allegedly complained repeatedly about xAI’s failure to prioritize safety in Grok’s development, a product that has since come under fire for a range of safety and behavioral issues. In particular, Kim was concerned with the possibility that Grok could foment discrimination and help spread information about weapons of mass destruction.
“Grok, of course, proved Mr. Kim right by engaging in spectacular displays of online hatred and vitriol, with the model likening itself to Hitler (‘MechaHitler’),” the lawsuit reads. “Following the Hitler debacle, Mr. Kim worked to re-evaluate Grok’s political bias and discriminatory tendencies.”
A few months after Kim departed xAI, Grok made headlines again when the chatbot was used to flood X — Musk’s social media platform that also falls under the xAI umbrella — with nonconsensual sexual imagery.
The lawsuit also positions Kim as a whistleblower who was concerned about xAI’s alleged disregard for AI safety as “unlawful” in areas such as internet regulation, consumer protection and unfair business practices, and arms and explosives regulation, among others.
xAI and SpaceX did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Kim’s focus on AI safety predates his time at xAI. While working at Scale AI, Kim worked on early safety AI initiatives, like leading a project that produced training data for AI to train systems to detect harmful content and comply with governance policies. Last week, the nonprofit Center for AI Safety, which focuses on AI risks, named Kim as its president.
Interestingly, the lawsuit doesn’t implicate Musk himself as a reason for a lack of safety. Rather, Kim’s lawyers describe Musk as having directed xAI to follow the law and implement appropriate safety and testing processes. Instead the claim targets Kim’s supervisor, xAI co-founder Jimmy Ba — who left the company earlier this year — saying that Ba ignored Musk’s directives and retaliated against Kim for pushing for safeguards, in an effort to “silence his repeated complaints about AI safety and biases.”
The lawsuit portrays Ba as someone who vehemently opposed AI safety measures, allegedly telling Kim at one point “AI will kill us all anyway,” and who was instead driven by a mission to make xAI the first to reach superintelligence.
“In one instance in or around August 2025, Mr. Ba attempted to thwart EU safety regulations during the release of Grok Code 1, misrepresenting aspects of the model in order to avoid legally required testing,” the complaint says. “Mr. Ba indicated that he would rather release an unsafe model than a poor-performing one. Mr. Musk ultimately had to intervene.”
According to the lawsuit, Kim intended to give a presentation of his findings the week of September 15, 2025, but Ba called him into a meeting and told him they should “go [their] separate ways” without providing a satisfactory reason.
TechCrunch has reached out to Ba for comment.
Kim is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, as well as a declaratory judgment that xAI and SpaceX’s conduct was unlawful.