OpenAI co-founders Schulman and Brockman quit, take extended leave

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OpenAI co-founders Schulman and Brockman quit, take extended leave
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OpenAI co-founders Schulman and Brockman quit, take extended leave

John Schulman, a co-founder of OpenAI, has left the company for rival AI startup, Anthropic.

In a post on X, Schulman cited a desire to focus more on AI alignment and hands-on technical work, adding that he was not leaving OpenAI due to a lack of focus on alignment (ensuring AI evolves to ...

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