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OpenAI co-founder John Schulman says he will leave and join rival Anthropic

entspos4:43 pmAugust 7, 2024 John Schulman, co-founder of OpenAI, announced in a Monday X post that he is leaving the Microsoft-backed company to join Anthropic, an AI startup funded by Amazon. Schulman’s departure follows OpenAI's decision to disband its superalignment team, which aimed to ensure human control over advanced AI systems.Schulman, who co-led OpenAI’s post-training team responsible for refining AI models for ChatGPT and third-party developer interfaces, shared that his move is motivated by a desire to focus more on AI alignment and engage in hands-on techn