Updates
Notable moves, new people, and organizations. A curated record, not every change in AI.
Organization route
Thibault Sottiaux added to Turing Tree
OpenAI’s head of core product and platform, known as Tibo, is now tracked in the database.
OpenAIPaul Christiano returns to lead the Alignment Research Center
Christiano has returned to ARC as executive director, making its research agenda his main focus while continuing limited government advisory work.
CFCenter for AI Standards and Innovation→
Alignment Research CenterTino Cuéllar joins Anthropic as its first Chief Global Affairs Officer
The former Carnegie Endowment president and California Supreme Court justice will lead Anthropic's policy, international engagement, and government-relations work.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace→
AnthropicJason Yosinski joins Apical Intelligence
The neural-network interpretability researcher has joined the neuroscience-inspired AI company as a distinguished scientist after a year at OpenAI.
OpenAI→
Apical IntelligenceNando de Freitas leaves Microsoft AI
The AI researcher and executive said he would take a family break before his next AI venture.
Microsoft AIOpenAI ethics lead Chloé Bakalar leaves after less than a year
OpenAI confirmed Bakalar’s July departure to the Financial Times; no next employer has been announced.
OpenAINscale agrees to acquire Anyscale
The AI infrastructure provider has agreed to buy the company behind Ray in a deal Bloomberg valued at $1.65 billion.
Anyscale→
NscaleScale AI appoints Francis deSouza as CEO
The Google Cloud COO will take over from interim CEO Jason Droege on August 10.
Google→
Scale AIAndi Peng leaves Humans&
The co-founder said July 30 was her last day at the human-centric AI lab.
Humans&Lilian Weng returns to OpenAI as VP of AI Safety
The former Thinking Machines Lab co-founder is returning to OpenAI to work on recursive self-improvement research.
OpenAI