xAI co-founder Jimmy Ba explains how engineers run GrokBot agent fleets
In a 26-minute talk, Jimmy Ba says 90% of xAI engineers run 10-20 GrokBot agents to handle routine work while they focus on the hard parts.
xAI & Grok co-founder Jimmy Ba: "Two years of grinding, zero leverage Then he stopped working like one engineer and showed up running 20 agents That's the profile we pay $850,000 for now At xAI, 90% of our engineers run AI agent loops, that's why they ship 5x faster Every engineer here runs 10-20 GrokBot agents to handle the routine while they focus on the hard part 99% of people outside still type into a single chat window That's not a skill gap, it's a stack gap, and it takes one evening to close" GrokBot → Agent Loops → Chief of Staff → Worker Fleet → Autonomous Workflows In this 26-minute talk, the xAI co-founder walks through the exact workflow engineers inside the company use Research → Build → Launch → Improve Worth more than most $1,000 AI engineering courses Watch it today Then go build your own Grok agent fleet
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