OpenAI cofounder John Schulman is joining former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati's stealth start-up after leaving Anthropic simply five months after signing on, two sources acquainted with the matter told Fortune.

It remains uncertain why Schulman chose to leave Anthropic so soon after joining, in addition to what his function will be at Murati's company. The start-up has not yet revealed a name or a clear item direction, though it has currently made headings for poaching workers from OpenAI, Character AI, and Google DeepMind. Schulman's departure from Anthropic was initially reported by The Details, however his move to Murati's start-up has actually not yet been reported.

An agent from Murati's business declined to comment. Schulman did not return an emailed demand for comment. The 2 sources, whose identities are known to Fortune, understood the relocation through firsthand conversations with pertinent celebrations. They were given anonymity due to the fact that they were not authorized to share the not yet public details.

Schulman left OpenAI in August 2024, with a message on X saying he wished to "deepen my concentrate on AI positioning, and to start a brand-new chapter of my career where I can return to hands-on technical work. I've decided to pursue this goal at Anthropic, where I believe I can gain new point of views and study alongside people deeply engaged with the subjects I'm most interested in."

To be clear, he added, "I'm not leaving due to lack of support for alignment research at OpenAI. On the contrary, business leaders have actually been very committed to buying this area. My choice is a personal one, based on how I want to focus my efforts in the next phase of my career."

Murati left OpenAI in September 2024, saying she desired to "create the time and space to do my own exploration." In October 2024, she remained in speak to raise over $100 million in financing for the stealth startup, according to media reports. Last month, the start-up made several high-profile hires, including Jonathan Lachman, previous head of unique projects at OpenAI.

One of the sources also told Fortune that in a sign of a substantial organizational shift, Murati has actually also tapped Christian Gibson, who had been serving on OpenAI's supercomputing team, in addition to Mario Saltarelli, a long time IT manager at OpenAI.

This story was initially featured on Fortune.com

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