Anthropic growth lead joins OpenAI amid wave of talent exits

CtrlAltDwayne · x · 2026-11-05

Another Anthropic employee has jumped ship to OpenAI. Austin, who helped build Anthropic's growth function, announced he recently joined OpenAI, calling his time at Anthropic "a fever dream in the best way possible." He joked that Anthropic has better coffee while OpenAI wins on snacks. The poster notes many people on the timeline are leaving Anthropic for OpenAI, which is notable given the current competitive climate.

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