@turingbook: After CTOs joined Anthropic's technical team in droves, now it's the professors' turn. Jelani Nelson is the chair of EECS (Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences) at UC Berkeley. Several of his former students (@HongxunWu @AdenIshaq) went to OpenAI, but the most famous is Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki @merettm…
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Jelani Nelson, chair of EECS at UC Berkeley, has announced that he is joining Anthropic AI and has taken a leave from the university. This marks yet another renowned scholar entering the AI industry, following the trend of multiple CTOs joining Anthropic.
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After waves of CTOs joining Anthropic’s technical team, it’s now the professors’ turn. Jelani Nelson is the chair of EECS (Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences) at UC Berkeley. Previously, several of his students (@HongxunWu @AdenIshaq) went to OpenAI, and most notably, chief scientist Jakub Pachocki @merettm.
Jelani Nelson (@minilek): Update: I’ve joined @AnthropicAI and taken leave from the university. Excited to work with many talented, mission-driven people on the defining technology of our time.
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