Trio of OpenAI Leaders Depart, Take Leave of Absence

Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and one of 11 cofounders of the artificial intelligence firm, is taking an extended leave of absence. Another cofounder and key leader, John Schulman, has decamped to Anthropic, a fierce rival founded by ex-OpenAI researchers. And Peter Deng, a product leader who joined the company last year after leading products at Meta Platforms, Uber and Airtable, has also left, according to a person with direct knowledge of the moves.

The previously unreported leave of absence and departures appear to be unrelated to one another but show that the company’s leadership has yet to stabilize following the firing and rehiring of CEO Sam Altman in November.