- John Schulman, co-founder of OpenAI, has left the company to join rival AI startup Anthropic.
- OpenAI president Greg Brockman is taking an extended leave until the end of the year to relax and recharge.
- Peter Deng, a product manager at OpenAI, also exited the company recently.
- Schulman aims to focus on AI alignment research at Anthropic, believing he can gain new perspectives there.
- With Schulman's departure, only three of OpenAI's original 11 founders remain: Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and Wojciech Zaremba.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/05/openai-co-founder-leaves-for-anthropic/