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Public Testimony

Devin Kim introduces himself as former XAI employee and whistleblower

New York City Council · Oct 16, 2026 · starts 1:10:17 · 32 sec

Devin Kim, president of the Center for AI Safety and one of the first XAI employees, says he built systems used to train and evaluate Grok, is suing XAI for retaliation, and will stick to his public complaint.

Member of the Public - Devin Kim

Thank you.

Julie Menin

We'll start with you, Mr.

Julie Menin

Kim.

Julie Menin

Thank you.

Member of the Public - Devin Kim

Good morning, Chair De La Rosa, Speaker Menon, and members of the committee.

Member of the Public - Devin Kim

My name is Devin Kim.

Member of the Public - Devin Kim

I'm the president of the Center for AI Safety.

Member of the Public - Devin Kim

And before that, I was one of the first employees at XAI, the company that we're hearing from today.

Member of the Public - Devin Kim

And I built the systems that researchers use to train and evaluate Grok.

Member of the Public - Devin Kim

I'm suing XAI for retaliation, so I'll stick to my public complaint.