Former OpenAI safety lead joins Anthropic
Jan Leike, the "superalignment" leader who left OpenAI earlier in May and then fired off a volley of criticism, announced Tuesday that he will join OpenAI rival Anthropic.
Why it matters: OpenAI's commitment to safe deployment of AI has been a source of conflict at the company since its board's failed effort to oust CEO Sam Altman last November.
State of play: Leike said he will lead a new oversight team at Anthropic.
Between the lines: Anthropic is backed by Amazon and Google, and its Claude chatbot is focused on more responsible answers to prompts.
Go deeper: Anthropic scientists map a language model's brain
