OpenAI Cofounder Andrej Karpathy Joins Anthropic as Sam Altman’s Fortunes Turn
Andrej Karpathy, a former co-founder of OpenAI, has joined Anthropic to work on its research and development team. His move comes amid a competitive landscape between major AI labs, particularly following the recent upheaval at OpenAI. Karpathy's expertise is expected to enhance Anthropic's capabilities, signaling a shift in talent dynamics within the industry.
- ▪Andrej Karpathy announced his new position at Anthropic on X.
- ▪He previously had a fluctuating relationship with OpenAI, serving as a founding member and research scientist.
- ▪Karpathy's move to Anthropic is seen in the context of competition between AI labs, particularly against OpenAI.
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Anthropic was founded by OpenAI exiles. It’s adding one more. On Tuesday, former OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy announced on X that he will be joining Anthropic, seemingly to work on the lab’s research and development team. “Personal update: I’ve joined Anthropic. I think the next few years at the frontier of LLMs will be especially formative,” he wrote. “I am very excited to join the team here and get back to R&D. I remain deeply passionate about education and plan to resume my work on it in…
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