With Schulman's departure, only three of OpenAI's original 11 founders remain. Despite controversies surrounding OpenAI's approach to AI safety research, Schulman clarified his decision to leave was personal and not due to a lack of support. He expressed confidence in the continued success of the teams he was part of at OpenAI.
Key takeaways:
- John Schulman, co-founder of OpenAI, has left the company to join rival AI startup Anthropic.
- OpenAI’s president, Greg Brockman, has taken an extended leave of absence and product manager Peter Deng has also exited the company.
- Schulman played a key role in creating the AI-powered chatbot platform ChatGPT and led OpenAI’s alignment science efforts.
- With Schulman's departure, only three of OpenAI’s 11 original founders remain: CEO Sam Altman, Brockman and Wojciech Zaremba.