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OpenAI poaches key talent from Thinking Machines Lab

OpenAI poaches key talent from Thinking Machines Lab
OpenAI poaches founding members of Thinking Machines Lab in escalating AI talent battle · indianexpress.com

OpenAI, a big company that makes smart computer programs, has taken back some of its old workers from another company called Thinking Machines Lab.

Three important people from Thinking Machines Lab, who used to work at OpenAI, are going back.

Their names are Brett Zoph, Luke Metz, and Sam Schoenholz.

Brett will work for Fidji Simo, who is the boss of some parts of OpenAI.

Luke and Sam will work for Brett.

After this, it was found that two more people, Lia Guy and Ian O’Connell, are also leaving Thinking Machines Lab.

One of them, Lia, is going to OpenAI.

This is a big deal because companies are fighting to get the best people to work for them in the field of artificial intelligence.

Key facts

Poached Employees
Brett Zoph, Luke Metz, Sam Schoenholz, Lia Guy, Ian O’Connell
Current OpenAI Roles
Brett Zoph reports to Fidji Simo, Luke Metz and Sam Schoenholz report to Brett Zoph
Confirmation Source
Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s CEO of Applications, confirmed the hiring on X
Date of Confirmation
Wednesday, January 14, 2024
Additional Departures Reported
Thursday, January 15, 2024

Quotes

Mira Murati

Former Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI and founder-CEO of Thinking Machines

“parted ways with Barret Zoph”
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“Soumith Chintala will be the new CTO of Thinking Machines. He is a brilliant and seasoned leader who has made important contributions to the AI field for over a decade, and he’s been a major contributor to our team. We could not be more excited to have him take on this new responsibility.”
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Fidji Simo

CEO of Applications at OpenAI

“Excited to welcome Barret Zoph, Luke Metz, and Sam Schoenholz back to OpenAI! This has been in the works for several weeks, and we’re thrilled to have them join the team. Barret will report to me; Luke and Sam will report into Barret. More to come on what they’ll focus on soon!”
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