OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever leaves the company

OpenAI C0-Founder Ilya Sutskever announced Tuesday that he’s leaving the company that made ChatGPT. This announcement comes as llya has reportedly been missing from action since last year’s OpenAI leadership turmoil, which led to the firing and re-hiring of CEO Sam Altman.

“I am excited for what comes next — a project that is very personally meaningful to me about which I will share details in due time.” he wrote on social media site X on Tuesday.

After almost a decade, I have made the decision to leave OpenAI. The company’s trajectory has been nothing short of miraculous, and I’m confident that OpenAI will build AGI that is both safe and beneficial under the leadership of @sama, @gdb, @miramurati and now, under the…

— Ilya Sutskever (@ilyasut) May 14, 2024

“OpenAI would not be what it is without him. Although he has something personally meaningful he is going to go work on” wrote Altman, CEO of OpenAI has also shared a message on llya’s departure.

The OpenAI chief also mentioned that Jakub will replace llya as the new chief scientist at the company. The announcement also follows the company’s newest product release, ChatGPT-4o featuring brand new capabilities compared to existing models.

I have immense gratitude to Ilya for being my co-founder, my friend, and the officiant at my civil ceremony.

Together, we charted the path of what OpenAI would become today. When we started in late 2015, OpenAI was a non-profit with a mission to make AGI go well but without a… https://t.co/4HEm6EDtqb

— Greg Brockman (@gdb) May 14, 2024