OpenAI Loses Three Top Execs

OpenAI has lost another top three execs, the latest sign of potential ongoing trouble for the high-flying AI firm.

Co-founder Greg Brockman is taking an extended sabbatical from his role in the company. He announced the news on X.

I’m taking a sabbatical through end of year. First time to relax since co-founding OpenAI 9 years ago. The mission is far from complete; we still have a safe AGI to build.

— Greg Brockman (@gdb) August 6, 2024

Even more damaging to OpenAI, co-founder John Schulman is leaving for rival Anthropic, writing a long X post to explain his decision.

I shared the following note with my OpenAI colleagues today:

I've made the difficult decision to leave OpenAI. This choice stems from my desire to deepen my focus on AI alignment, and to start a new chapter of my career where I can return to hands-on technical work. I've decided…

— John Schulman (@johnschulman2) August 6, 2024

The Information reports that Peter Deng, a former Meta product leader who joined OpenAI last year, is also leaving.

While Schulman was quick to say that his departure was not because of any disagreement or difference of priority between him and the company. Nonetheless, OpenAI has been bleeding executives at a rate that borders on brain drain.

Co-founder Ilya Sutskever left the company in mid-May, following his failed boardroom coup against Sam Altman. Jan Leike left the company for Anthropic, writing a scathing post in which he says “safety culture and processes have taken a backseat to shiny products” at the company. Similarly, policy researcher Gretchen Kreuger left around within hours of Sutskever and Leike’s departure, saying she had “additional and overlapping concerns.”

OpenAI may currently be the leading AI firm, but the company clearly has some issues it needs to work out.

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