"AI labs just can't get their employees to stay put. Yesterday's big AI news was the abrupt and seemingly acrimonious departure of three top executives at Mira Murati's Thinking Machines lab. All three were quickly snapped up by OpenAI, and now it seems they won't be the last to leave. Alex Heath is reporting that two more employees are expected to leave for OpenAI in the next few weeks."
"Meanwhile, Anthropic continues to pull alignment researchers away from OpenAI. The Verge is reporting that one of OpenAI's senior safety research leads, Andrea Vallone, has left the company for Anthropic. Vallone specializes in how AI models respond to mental health issues - which is a particularly sensitive issue for OpenAI after its recent sycophancy problems. As The Verge notes, Vallone will be working under alignment researcher Jan Leike, who left OpenAI in 2024 over concerns the company wasn't taking safety seriously enough."
Three top executives abruptly left Mira Murati's Thinking Machines lab and were quickly hired by OpenAI. Two additional employees are expected to depart for OpenAI in the coming weeks. Anthropic is recruiting alignment and safety researchers from OpenAI, including senior safety research lead Andrea Vallone, who focuses on AI responses to mental health issues and will work under Jan Leike. Jan Leike left OpenAI in 2024 citing concerns about safety. Former Shopify engineering director Max Stoiber will join OpenAI to work on its long-rumored operating system as part of a small, high-agency team.
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