Ilya and OpenAI will part ways. This is very sad for me; Ilya was undoubtedly one of the greatest thinkers of our generation, a guiding light in our field, and a dear friend. His talent and vision are well known. His warmth and compassion are less well known, but no less important.
Without him, OpenAI wouldn’t be what it is today. Even though he was off to do something personally meaningful, I am forever grateful for what he did here and committed to completing the mission we started together. I’m grateful to have been close to such truly brilliant talents for such a long time, and people so dedicated to creating the best possible future for humanity.
Jakub will be our new Chief Scientist. Yakub is also undoubtedly one of the greatest thinkers of our generation. I’m excited for him to take over the baton here. He oversees many of our most important projects, and I am very confident that he will lead us to make rapid, safe progress on our mission to ensure that AGI benefits everyone.
