Meta Researcher Rylan Schaeffer Exits to Startup, Regrets Skipping Inference Scaling Bets
RylanSchaeffer · x · 2026-10-20
Meta TBD researcher Rylan Schaeffer wrapped up a long thread thanking collaborators and explaining his departure.
- He regrets not pursuing inference scaling in January 2024 and AI-automated research in April 2024, calling them "clearly the future"
- He left Meta TBD because he and his cofounder have a new vision for AI's future and conviction they can push the frontier in a way no current lab is doing
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