OpenAI Co-Founder Resigns to Join Competitor Anthropic

John Schulman, OpenAI co-founder, is leaving the company to join rival Anthropic.

Schulman announced his departure on platform X, citing a desire to focus on AI alignment and technical work.

His move is part of broader personnel changes at OpenAI, including Greg Brockman's upcoming sabbatical.

Peter Deng, a recent product manager, has also left OpenAI, as first reported by The Information.

OpenAI has seen other recent staffing shifts, including the reassignment of AI safety leader Aleksander Madry.

Co-founder Ilya Sutskever departed OpenAI in May, and Andrej Karpathy left in February to start an AI education platform.

Elon Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI, has renewed his lawsuit against the company, accusing it of prioritizing profits over public good.

The company has not yet responded to media inquiries regarding these changes.

Schulman’s transition to Anthropic underscores ongoing shifts in the AI sector.

OpenAI is navigating a period of significant leadership transitions amid the evolving AI landscape.