Lilian Weng Leaves Thinking Machines, Rejoins OpenAI to Lead Self Improvement Research
Weng, a cofounder of Thinking Machines and former VP of AI Safety at OpenAI, quit the startup citing health stress. Within a day OpenAI confirmed she’s back, tasked with a top level team focused on recursive self improvement, the frontier safety challenge. The move underscores the talent war and the grind of AI startup culture.