Elon Musk’s xAI is doing away with the title “researcher,” opting for “engineer” for all technical roles, a decision prompted by Musk’s direct intervention on X. This move aims to eliminate what Musk sees as a two-tiered system, aligning xAI with companies like OpenAI and Anthropic that favor unified technical titles. Elon Musk’s xAI is doing away with the title “researcher,” opting for “engineer” for all technical roles, a decision prompted by Musk’s direct intervention on X. This move aims to eliminate what Musk sees as a two-tiered system, aligning xAI with companies like OpenAI and Anthropic that favor unified technical titles.