Updates
Notable moves, new people, and organizations. A curated record, not every change in AI.
Organization route
Matt Botvinick joins Anthropic Institute
Botvinick joined Anthropic Institute to lead work on AI and the rule of law after senior research roles at Google DeepMind.
Google DeepMind→
AnthropicZoë Hitzig joins Anthropic Institute
Hitzig joined Anthropic Institute after studying AI's social and economic impacts at OpenAI.
OpenAI→AnthropicDenny Zhou joins Meta Superintelligence
Zhou moved from Google DeepMind to Meta in March 2026 as a Research Scientist on Meta Superintelligence.
Google DeepMind→
MetaPeter Bailis joins Anthropic as MTS
Anthropic hired Bailis as a Member of Technical Staff in March 2026, after his brief tenure as Workday CTO.
WWorkday→AnthropicDavid Luan leaves Amazon's AGI Lab
The Adept co-founder left after leading the team behind Nova Act and said he was pursuing a new bet on teaching AI systems new capabilities.
AmazonLuke Metz returns to OpenAI from Thinking Machines Lab
The learned-optimization researcher returned alongside Barret Zoph and Sam Schoenholz.
Thinking Machines Lab→OpenAIBehrooz Ghorbani joins Reflection AI from OpenAI
Ghorbani takes charge of Reflection’s Science of Scaling team after working on reasoning at OpenAI.
OpenAI→
Reflection AIAlex Polozov announces move from Google DeepMind to Reflection AI
The researcher behind AI coding tools joins Reflection as a Member of Technical Staff.
Google DeepMind→Reflection AIJonas Andrulis steps down as Aleph Alpha CEO
The co-founder handed over operational leadership in 2025. He now leads CNTR, a venture focused on collaboration between human experts and AI.
Aleph AlphaArvid Lunnemark leaves Cursor to found Integrous Research
Cursor co-founder Arvid Lunnemark departed Anysphere in October 2025 to start Integrous Research, an AI-safety lab focused on secure and trustworthy AI systems.
Cursor→IRIntegrous Research