"A source with direct knowledge says that Thinking Machines leadership believed Zoph engaged in an incident of serious misconduct while at the company last year. That incident broke Murati's trust, the source says, and disrupted the pair's working relationship. The source also alleged Murati fired Zoph on Wednesday-before knowing he was going to OpenAI-due to what the company claimed were issues that arose after the alleged misconduct."
"Meanwhile, in a Wednesday memo to employees, Simo claimed the hires had been in the works for weeks and that Zoph told Murati he was considering leaving Thinking Machines on Monday-prior to the date he was fired. Simo also told employees that OpenAI doesn't share Thinking Machines' concerns about Zoph's ethics. Alongside Zoph and Metz, another former OpenAI researcher that was working at Thinking Machines, Sam Schoenholz, is rejoining the ChatGPT-maker, per Simo's announcement."
OpenAI rehired Barret Zoph and Luke Metz, who had left OpenAI in late 2024 after cofounding Thinking Machines Lab. Thinking Machines leadership believed Zoph engaged in an incident of serious misconduct last year that broke Murati's trust and disrupted the pair's working relationship. Thinking Machines alleged Murati fired Zoph over issues that arose after the alleged misconduct and raised internal concerns that he may have shared confidential information with competitors. OpenAI maintained the hires had been planned for weeks, said Zoph informed Murati he was considering leaving before his firing, and stated it does not share Thinking Machines' ethical concerns. Sam Schoenholz and additional Thinking Machines employees are rejoining OpenAI.
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