After OpenAI's co-founder and chief scientist Sutskevo announced his departure, the company's CEO Sam Altman said goodbye to him in a post on X and announced that Jakub Pachocki (Jakub Pachocki) will take over his position as chief scientist.
Altman wrote, “Ilya and OpenAI will part ways. It saddens me; Ilya is certainly one of the smartest people of our generation, a guiding light in our field, and a dear friend. His talent and vision are well known; his passion and compassion are less well-known, but just as important.
Without him, OpenAI wouldn't be where it is today. Although he has some personally significant things to do, I am forever grateful for everything he does here and is committed to the mission we began together. I'm so happy to be with such a truly remarkable genius and someone so focused on creating the best future for humanity for so long.
Jakub will be our new chief scientist. Jakub is also one of the greatest thinkers of our generation; I'm so happy he's taking over the baton here. He has managed many of our most important projects, and I am very confident that he will lead us to rapid and safe progress towards our mission to ensure that AGI benefits everyone.”
