John Schulman Joins Anthropic After OpenAI Exodus—Only 3 of 11 Founders Remain

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John Schulman left OpenAI to join rival AI startup, Anthropic.

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Expresses desire to deepen his focus on AI alignment his intention for engagement in more hands-on technical work.

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Key members of OpenAI such as Greg Brockman and Peter Dang already left OpenAI along the trend of everybody leaving OpenAI.

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John Schulman rejected lack of support for alignment research at OpenAI as a reason for his decision to leave.

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, on this occasion conveyed his gratitude towards Schulman.

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Former staff members of OpenAI started Anthropic in 2021, developing high-performing generative AI models which have been in direct competition with OpenAI.

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Billionaire Elon Musk, a former investor in OpenAI, revives legal action against the company, alleging that the company has shifted from its original motive of benefitting the humanity.

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The future course of OpenAI’s alignment and safety research remains unclear as Schulman and other key members leave OpenAI.

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