OpenAI co-founder John Schulman announced his departure on August 6 to join competitor Anthropic. Schulman, who joined OpenAI in 2015 after completing his PhD at UC Berkeley, expressed his desire to focus on AI alignment and return to hands-on technical work. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman thanked Schulman for his contributions. Meanwhile, OpenAI president and co-founder Greg Brockman announced a sabbatical until year-end, highlighting the ongoing mission to develop safe artificial general intelligence (AGI). These changes mark significant shifts within OpenAI’s leadership as it continues its ambitious goals.