​OpenAI co-founder resigned after taking office in Anthropic for a brief time

John Schulman, a well-known figure in the field of AI research, has been working for only six months at OpenAI since leaving OpenAI to join rival company Anthropic in August 2024, and recently announced his resignation. Schulman has joined OpenAI since she graduated from graduate school nine years ago, becoming a member of the founding team and is considered one of the core architects of ChatGPT.

When joining Anthropic, Schulman expressed his hope to focus more on AI alignment research, which is the main reason he chose to leave. His resignation was not because of insufficient support for OpenAI in AI alignment, but because of personal career development considerations. In his farewell letter to his colleagues at OpenAI, he emphasized this, hoping to pursue opportunities that are more in line with his interests and career goals.

However, after half a year, Schulman chose to leave Anthropic again. Jared Kaplan, the company's chief scientist, regretted this, but he also expressed support for Schulman's decision to find new opportunities. Although Schulman's next destination has not been disclosed yet, his movements are still attracting much attention.

Before leaving Anthropic, Schulman's work focused on developing and implementing AI alignment technologies, aiming to ensure that AI systems can align with human values ​​and goals. This field is becoming increasingly important in today's artificial intelligence research, attracting the attention of a large number of researchers and enterprises.

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology, competition in the industry is also increasing. Schulman's departure not only sparked speculation about his future work, but also made people interested in the current dynamics of AI research. The flow of talents in the AI ​​field often indicates the emergence of new ideas and innovations, and future trends are undoubtedly worth looking forward to.