Podcast: Anthropic co-founder explains why 8 left OpenAI to start Anthropic
In an interview on Lenny's Podcast, Anthropic co-founder Benjamin Mann says the eight founders left OpenAI because "safety wasn't the top priority there," wanting a lab that could push the frontier while keeping safety first.
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