Updates
Notable moves, new people, and organizations. A curated record, not every change in AI.
Organization route
xAI cofounder Ross Nordeen joins Anthropic to focus on compute
Nordeen announced on X that he joined Anthropic after helping xAI rapidly bring a large amount of compute online.
SpaceXAI→
AnthropicRohan Anil leaves Anthropic to co-found Core Automation
Anil confirmed he left Anthropic a few weeks earlier to start Core Automation with Jerry Tworek and others, calling Anthropic one of the best places to work for a researcher.
Anthropic→
Core AutomationBill Peebles leaves OpenAI
Peebles, who built and led Sora from a two-person effort, said he has decided to leave OpenAI.
OpenAIMichael Nicolls becomes president of xAI
The longtime Starlink engineering executive has taken operational leadership of xAI while retaining his SpaceX affiliation.
SpaceXAIApplied Compute added to the database
Enterprise AI startup founded by Yash Patil, Rhythm Garg, and Linden Li.
Applied ComputeKate Rouch steps down as OpenAI CMO
Rouch said she was stepping down for health reasons and hoped to return in a different role when her health allowed.
OpenAIConnor Leahy joins ControlAI as US Executive Director
Leahy moved from leading the alignment startup Conjecture to direct ControlAI's work in the United States.
Conjecture→
ControlAIWojciech Zaremba joins OpenAI Foundation to lead AI Resilience
OpenAI said Zaremba would join the Foundation as Head of AI Resilience.
OpenAI→
OpenAI FoundationHanna Hajishirzi joins Microsoft AI as vice president
The OLMo and Tulu co-lead moved from Ai2 to Microsoft AI while retaining her University of Washington professorship.
Ai2→
Microsoft AIAnton Korinek joins Anthropic Institute
Korinek joined Anthropic Institute economic research while on leave from the University of Virginia.
University of Virginia→Anthropic