OpenAI has announced that Jakub Pachocki will take over as the company’s new chief scientist, succeeding Ilya Sutskever. The move comes as Sutskever departs the company to pursue his personal endeavor. As chief scientist, Pachocki will lead the company’s research efforts, focusing on scaling deep learning systems and driving progress in AI research. 

“Ilya introduced me to the world of deep learning research, and has been a mentor to me, and a great collaborator for many years,” said Pachocki in a heartfelt message posted on X. 

He said that his incredible vision for what deep learning could become was foundational to what OpenAI, and the field of AI, is today. “I am deeply grateful to him for our countless conversations, from high-level discussions about the future of AI progress to deeply technical whiteboarding sessions. Ilya – I will miss working with you,” said Pachocki. 

Ilya introduced me to the world of deep learning research, and has been a mentor to me, and a great collaborator for many years. His incredible vision for what deep learning could become was foundational to what OpenAI, and the field of AI, is today. I am deeply grateful to him… https://t.co/nsbMIOZHpS

— Jakub Pachocki (@merettm) May 14, 2024

Pachocki joined OpenAI in 2017, where he has held several key positions. He started as a Research Lead for the Dota team, then led the Reasoning Team, and later the Science of Deep Learning team. 

He also previously served as Director of Research, spearheading the development of GPT-4 and OpenAI Five and conducting fundamental research in large-scale RL and deep learning optimisation.

“Jakub is also easily one of the greatest minds of our generation,” said  OpenAI chief Sam  Altman. “I am thrilled he is taking the baton here. He has run many of our most important projects, and I am very confident he will lead us to make rapid and safe progress towards our mission of ensuring that AGI benefits everyone.”

Pachocki’s impressive academic background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Warsaw and a PhD in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University. His research focus has been on efficient algorithms, particularly for machine learning applications.

“I’m honored to take on this new role and continue to work towards our mission of ensuring that AGI benefits everyone,” said Pachocki in a statement. “I’m excited to build on the foundation laid by Ilya and the entire OpenAI team, and I’m committed to driving progress in AI research and development.”

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