Updates
Notable moves, new people, and organizations. A curated record, not every change in AI.
Organization route
Chelsea Voss leaves OpenAI after seven years
Voss announced on X that she was stepping back from work to focus on her family after seven years at OpenAI.
OpenAIDavid Robinson leaves OpenAI
Robinson said he resigned this week after leading the writing of safety reports for major OpenAI launches. He has not announced a next role.
OpenAINathan Lambert and Tom Zick co-found Trillium Labs
Lambert and Zick launched a nonprofit to study frontier AI in the open.
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Trillium LabsTavus co-founder Quinn Favret added
Favret leads operations, finance, sales, and people operations at Tavus.
TavusTavus research leader Ioannis Patras added
Patras leads research at Tavus while continuing as a professor at Queen Mary University of London.
TavusTavus co-founder Hassaan Raza added
Raza leads Tavus, which is developing AI systems for face-to-face conversation.
TavusSasha Rush leaves Cursor
Rush’s LinkedIn profile lists his Research Scientist role at Cursor as February 2025–September 2026.
CursorAlexandre Passos joins Anthropic
Passos joined Anthropic as a Member of Technical Staff in September 2026, following his departure from Periodic Labs in July.
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AnthropicBlackfuel emerges from stealth
The inference-focused infrastructure company launched with more than $250 million in contracted revenue and its first deployment underway in Barcelona.
BlackfuelFactory CEO Matan Grinberg added
Factory co-founder and CEO Matan Grinberg is now tracked in Turing Tree.
Factory