Schulman Left OpenAI In August 2025
OpenAI cofounder John Schulman is signing up with former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati's stealth startup after leaving Anthropic just five months after signing on, 2 sources acquainted with the matter informed Fortune.
It remains uncertain why Schulman selected to leave Anthropic so not long after joining, along with what his role will be at Murati's business. The startup has not yet announced a name or a clear product direction, though it has actually already made headlines for poaching staff members from OpenAI, Character AI, and Google DeepMind. Schulman's departure from Anthropic was first reported by The Details, however his relocate to Murati's startup has not yet been reported.
A representative from Murati's business decreased to comment. Schulman did not return an emailed ask for comment. The 2 sources, whose identities are understood to Fortune, had knowledge of the move through firsthand discussions with relevant celebrations. They were granted anonymity since they were not licensed to share the not yet public details.
Schulman left OpenAI in August 2024, with a message on X stating he wished to "deepen my concentrate on AI alignment, and to start a brand-new chapter of my profession where I can go back to hands-on technical work. I've chosen to pursue this goal at Anthropic, where I think I can gain brand-new perspectives and research together with people deeply engaged with the topics I'm most thinking about."
To be clear, he included, "I'm not leaving due to lack of support for positioning research at OpenAI. On the contrary, company leaders have been very committed to buying this area. My decision is an individual one, based upon how I wish to focus my efforts in the next stage of my career."
Murati left OpenAI in September 2024, stating she desired to "develop the time and area to do my own expedition." In October 2024, she remained in talk with raise over $100 million in financing for the stealth startup, according to media reports. Last month, the startup made a number of high-profile hires, including Jonathan Lachman, previous head of unique tasks at OpenAI.
One of the sources likewise told Fortune that in an indication of a substantial organizational shift, Murati has likewise tapped Christian Gibson, who had actually been serving on OpenAI's supercomputing group, along with Mario Saltarelli, a long time IT supervisor at OpenAI.
This story was initially included on Fortune.com
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