Durk Kingma, a co-founder of OpenAI, has announced his new position at Anthropic, a company focused on developing AI systems with an emphasis on safety and responsibility. Kingma shared his decision through social media, indicating that he will primarily work remotely from the Netherlands but plans to visit the San Francisco Bay Area regularly. While he did not specify which team he would be joining at Anthropic, he expressed enthusiasm for contributing to the company's mission and collaborating with former colleagues from OpenAI and Google. Kingma holds a Ph.D. in machine learning from the University of Amsterdam and has a rich background in AI research. Before his tenure at OpenAI, he was a doctoral fellow at Google and later became a research scientist at OpenAI, where he led efforts in developing generative AI models, including notable projects like DALL-E 3 and ChatGPT. After leaving OpenAI in 2018, he took on roles as an angel investor and advisor for AI startups, and he returned to Google Brain, a leading AI research lab, before its merger with DeepMind in 2023. His hiring at Anthropic is part of a broader trend of the company attracting talent from OpenAI, including the recent recruitment of Jan Leike, the former safety lead, and John Schulman, another co-founder. Anthropic was founded by Dario Amodei, who previously served as VP of research at OpenAI but left due to differences over the company's direction, particularly its increasing commercial focus. The company aims to distinguish itself by prioritizing safety in AI development, a stance that resonates with Kingma's own beliefs about responsible AI practices.