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Robert Keele has stepped down as the head of legal for xAI, an AI startup led by Elon Musk, after just over a year in the position. Keele cited a desire to spend more time with his family and acknowledged differences in worldview with Musk. During his tenure, xAI experienced significant growth, including a $6 billion Series B funding round and the acquisition of Musk’s social media company X. Keele’s departure is part of a broader pattern of executive turnover within Musk’s ventures, with X CEO Linda Yaccarino also recently resigning. Lily Lim, a former NASA rocket scientist, will succeed Keele as xAI’s legal head.