Anthropic growth lead jumps to OpenAI as employees switch labs 'like Spotify playlists'
Hesamation · x · 2026-11-05
Hesamation notes that while fans wage unpaid wars for Anthropic vs. OpenAI on X, actual employees move between labs freely. Screenshots show two real moves:
- catwu (@catwu) is joining OpenAI to lead product management for Core Products, working with Thibault Sottiaux on agents 'that have your back' — her announcement hit 2.6M views.
- Austin Lau (@helloitsaustin) left Anthropic for OpenAI, where he helped build Anthropic's growth function. He quipped that Anthropic has better coffee/drinks while OpenAI has better snacks.
His takeaway: the industry is far less of an ideological battleground than the internet makes it seem.
Related event: Anthropic Growth Lead Departs for OpenAI, Sparking Talent War Talk(2 posts)→
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