OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever is departing the artificial intelligence (AI) giant, and will be replaced by research director Jakub Pachocki. Mr Sutskever, part of the founding team at the company, was also a key player in the brief but dramatic ouster of OpenAI chief executive officer Sam Altman in November. "After almost a decade, I have made the decision to leave OpenAI," Mr Sutskever wrote. "The companys trajectory has been nothing short of miraculous." Upon OpenAIs founding in 2015, Mr Sutskever served as its research director; he was recruited to join the company by Elon Musk. Later, he was one of several board members who moved to fire Mr Altman. But soon after, Mr Sutskever said he regretted the decision. After Mr Altman returned to the company in late November, Mr Sutskever said in a blog post that he would not go back to his former post as a board member, but that the company was "discussing how he can continue his work at OpenAI." Mr Sutskever is well known in the field of AI, dating back to his research on neural networks at the University of Toronto, and continuing at Google, where he worked at the companys Google Brain lab. OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, did not immediately return a request for comment. In a post on X, Mr Altman wrote, "Ilya is easily one of the greatest minds of our generation, a guiding light of our field, and a dear friend." On X,Mr Sutskever posted that he is working on an as-yet-unnamed project that is "very personally meaningful" for him. The companys new chief scientist, Mr Pachocki has worked at OpenAI since 2017. He had been the start-ups research director. BLOOMBERG

OpenAI Co-Founder Ilya Sutskever Exits, Jakub Pachocki Steps In

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Ilya is the Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at OpenAI since November 2018. Prior to this role, he was a Co-Founder and Research Director at OpenAI starting in January 2016. Before joining OpenAI, he worked as a Research Scientist at Google from March 2013 to December 2015. He also co-founded DNNResearch from December 2012 to March 2013 and served as a Postdoc at Stanford University from November 2012 to December 2012. Ilya holds a PhD in Computer Science and a Bachelors degree in Mathematics from the University of Toronto.

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Jakub is currently the Director of Research at OpenAI, a position he has held since October 2023. Prior to this role, he served as Principal of Research and held various Research Lead positions within the organization. Before joining OpenAI, Jakub was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University from July 2016 to January 2017. He began his career as a Software Engineering Intern at Facebook in July 2011 and continued in this role in July 2012.

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Tadao is the President of Amazon Web Services K.K. in Japan, a position he has held since August 2011. Prior to this, he served as the President and Vice President at F5 Networks Japan K.K. from December 2000 to July 2011. His earlier roles include Senior Account Executive at Dell K.K. from April 1998 to November 2000, and Sales Consultant at Seibu Polymer Corporation from September 1993 to April 1998. Tadao holds a B.S. in Mathematics from California State University - East Bay (1991 - 1993) and has completed an Executive Institute program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2007).

OpenAI is a developer of an artificial intelligence-based research and deployment platform intended to ensure that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. The company develops and directs artificial intelligence and also engages in policy work, education, and outreach as well as its API can be applied to any language task, enabling clients to easily develop skills and gain knowledge in artificial intelligence.

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