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Where Have OpenAI’s Founders Gone?

CosmicTaco · 2024-08-12T09:02:41.076787+05:30

- Just two of OpenAI’s 11 founding team members remain active, following a series of departures after a boardroom coup against CEO Sam Altman in November. - Three co-founders have left this year, including John Schulman, who joined rival Anthropic, and Greg Brockman, who announced an extended leave. - The high turnover rate, especially among senior figures, has raised questions about the $86bn company's direction amid fierce competition from Google and Anthropic. - Some founders have joined rivals or started their own AI companies, while Elon Musk, a former member, has become a vocal critic. - OpenAI had an unusually large founding team to build an AI supergroup, but recent events have significantly thinned their ranks. Source: [Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/638f67f7-5375-47fc-b3a7-af7c9e05b9e0)

Just two of OpenAI’s 11 founding team members remain active, following a series of departures after a boardroom coup against CEO Sam Altman in November.
Three co-founders have left this year, including John Schulman, who joined rival Anthropic, and Greg Brockman, who announced an extended leave.
The high turnover rate, especially among senior figures, has raised questions about the $86bn company's direction amid fierce competition from Google and Anthropic.
Some founders have joined rivals or started their own AI companies, while Elon Musk, a former member, has become a vocal critic.
OpenAI had an unusually large founding team to build an AI supergroup, but recent events have significantly thinned their ranks.

Source: Financial Times