OpenAI is experiencing significant changes as President Greg Brockman takes a sabbatical, co-founder John Schulman bids farewell to join rival company Anthropic, and VP Peter Deng exits the organization. Brockman plans to return after his break, marking his first real relaxation since OpenAI’s inception nine years ago. Schulman cited a desire to focus on AI alignment and technical work as reasons for his departure, emphasizing the importance of safety efforts within the company. These exits follow previous leadership shifts, including the departure of Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever in May. The company also recently hired a CFO and chief product officer, potentially influencing internal dynamics. Overall, these changes reflect a period of transition for OpenAI and its direction moving forward.
