{"id":3715,"date":"2025-02-06T17:43:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T17:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/openai-co-founder-john-schulman-leaves-anthropic-after-less-than-a-year\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T17:43:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T17:43:37","slug":"openai-co-founder-john-schulman-leaves-anthropic-after-less-than-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/openai-co-founder-john-schulman-leaves-anthropic-after-less-than-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI co-founder John Schulman leaves Anthropic after less than a year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>OpenAI Co-Founder John Schulman Leaving Anthropic After Less Than a Year<\/summary>\n<\/details>\n<p>Less than a year into his tenure at the company, OpenAI co-founder John Schulman is leaving Anthropic. The startup confirmed Schulman\u2019s departure after <a data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:The Information;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/rdlw?merchantId=ba0a4cdc-cec8-416a-9e93-e11b8179129c&amp;siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=6bd29f65-a32b-4826-8b60-422d8d25f7db&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=The+Information&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy50aGVpbmZvcm1hdGlvbi5jb20vYnJpZWZpbmdzL2FpLXJlc2VhcmNoZXItam9obi1zY2h1bG1hbi1sZWF2ZXMtYW50aHJvcGljIiwiY29udGVudFV1aWQiOiI2YmQyOWY2NS1hMzJiLTQ4MjYtOGI2MC00MjJkOGQyNWY3ZGIiLCJvcmlnaW5hbFVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWluZm9ybWF0aW9uLmNvbS9icmllZmluZ3MvYWktcmVzZWFyY2hlci1qb2huLXNjaHVsbWFuLWxlYXZlcy1hbnRocm9waWMifQ&amp;signature=AQAAAXwPr_XPDz61xI82_uVLMNp-GuFFsDEQGg8HMgRdOjP-&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theinformation.com%2Fbriefings%2Fai-researcher-john-schulman-leaves-anthropic&amp;refurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.engadget.com%2Fai%2Fopenai-co-founder-john-schulman-has-left-anthropic-after-less-than-a-year-171124425.html\" class=\"link  rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Information;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:The Information;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"><em>The Information<\/em><\/a>, <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/artificial-intelligence\/john-schulman-leaves-ai-startup-anthropic-2025-02-06\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reuters;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a> and other publications reported on the exit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are sad to see John go but fully support his decision to pursue new opportunities and wish him all the very best,\u201d said Jared Kaplan, Anthropic&#8217;s chief science officer, in a statement the company shared with Engadget. Schulman <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/ai\/two-more-openai-leaders-are-leaving-the-company-110012003.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:left OpenAI last August;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">left OpenAI last August<\/a> alongside Peter Deng, the company\u2019s former vice-president of consumer product. Schulman is considered one of the original architects of ChatGPT.<\/p>\n<p>Following his departure from OpenAI, Schulman said he was joining Anthropic to focus on AI alignment \u2014 the process of making machine learning models safe to use \u2014 and a desire to return \u201cto more hands-on technical work.\u201d Schulman hasn\u2019t publicly said why he decided to leave Anthropic, nor what he plans to do next. His <a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/johnschulman2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X profile;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X profile<\/a> still says he \u201crecently joined\u201d Anthropic.<\/p>\n<p>If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission.<\/p>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/ai\/openai-co-founder-john-schulman-has-left-anthropic-after-less-than-a-year-171124425.html?src=rss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OpenAI Co-Founder John Schulman Leaving Anthropic After Less Than a Year Less than a year into his tenure at the company, OpenAI co-founder John Schulman is leaving Anthropic. 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