Shayan

building something new | prev. @xAI, @X, @Twitter

[Behnam Neyshabur @bneyshabur]

It doesn’t need to be this way. It should not be this way. It should not be OpenAI/Anthropic deciding which fields get accelerated. To truly accelerate science and technology, self-accelerating AI R&D must be democratized. In fact, this is the exact motivation behind Mirendil.

[Behnam Neyshabur @bneyshabur]

We are looking for someone with high agency and product vision to help shape our first product from the ground up!

If you are excited about Mirendil’s vision (checkout our website), please apply/reach out. Referrals welcome.

I would also love to hear what you think we should build toward!

[Shayan @shayan_]

@VastoLorde95 👋🏻

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@TheGregYang ❤️‍🩹

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@rayhotate @sunderls @datvu_7 @yuki_arano @DeepanshuGautam truly impactful work 👏

[Shayan @shayan_]

We are building a frontier lab to ensure scientific progress is no longer bottlenecked by the speed of AI R&D.

Our first memo is live at: https://t.co/h0SWeUy8bK. Join us!

[Behnam Neyshabur @bneyshabur]

We have been heads down but wanted to share a bit about what we are doing 🧵

[Behnam Neyshabur @bneyshabur]

We have been heads down but wanted to share a bit about what we are doing 🧵

[Shayan @shayan_]

@xiaobinwu 🚀🚀

[Shayan @shayan_]

@textangel @elonmusk It was a great pleasure working with you, Andrew! It was an absolute great run, and I’m grateful for your hard work and all the wonderful moments we shared. Wishing you all the best!

[Shayan @shayan_]

@jimmybajimmyba @elonmusk Thanks for your leadership and inspiration, Jimmy! Best wishes for your next chapter!

[Shayan @shayan_]

@SeanXC2030 Thank you 🙏🏻

[Shayan @shayan_]

Career update: I left xAI to start something new, closing my 7+ year chapter working at Twitter, X, and xAI with so much gratitude.

xAI is truly an extraordinary place. The team is incredibly hardcore and talented, shipping at a pace that shouldn’t be possible. From the Home Timeline at X to Grok 2, 3, and 4 at xAI, I worked across product infra and model behavior post-training, from memory to coding infra, agents, and more. Pure startup mode, every day.

Working closely with Elon across X and xAI, I saw what happens when you refuse to accept impossible as an answer. I learned to embody obsessive attention to detail, maniacal urgency, and to think from first principles.

I’m deeply grateful to @elonmusk for the experience, to @wanghaofei for the trust and support throughout Twitter/X, and to @TheGregYang and @ibab for believing in me. And to the many incredible people I had the privilege to work with along the way, thank you!

Now, I’m excited to take the leap and build something new, focused on accelerating science. More soon.

[Shayan @shayan_]

@PeilinYang Thanks Peilin! 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[Shayan @shayan_]

@Yuhu_ai_ Wish you the best Tony! Thanks for your leadership!

[Shayan @shayan_]

@Najeebkhuram Thank you so much 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[Shayan @shayan_]

@textangel Me too!

And I think I have the most number of selfies with you out of anyone at the company 😁

[Shayan @shayan_]

@textangel That means a lot! 💙
So many great memories over these years. Really gonna miss you

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@adityagupta 🫡

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@liuyuxxd Thanks Yu 🫡

[Shayan @shayan_]

@haitong_yu Thanks Haitong! Gonna miss our talks and all our memories. Those early days we built deep retrieval together are some of my favorites. 💙

[Shayan @shayan_]

@nima_owji Appreciate you! Thanks for always supporting what we built. 💙