OpenAI co-founder and Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever is leaving the company
OpenAI co-founder and Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever has announced his departure from the company, expressing confidence in OpenAI's future under the leadership of CEO Sam Altman, President Greg Brockman, and CTO Mira Murati. Sutskever's departure comes nearly a decade after he co-founded the company and follows a period of internal turmoil. Jakub Pachocki, previously the Director of Research, will succeed Sutskever as Chief Scientist.
Despite the recent public expressions of mutual respect between Sutskever and Altman, their relationship was strained last year when Sutskever, as a board member, was involved in the controversial decision to fire Altman and Brockman. This decision was reversed five days later, leading to a new board and Sutskever stepping down from his board role. Sutskever later expressed regret over his involvement in the firings.
Sutskever has not provided details about his next project but has indicated it is personally meaningful. Meanwhile, OpenAI continues to make strides in AI technology, recently unveiling GPT-4o, a model capable of emotion recognition and multimodal output.