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Personnel: Ilya Sutskever at OpenAI (Co-founder & Chief Scientist)

Verdictpartial85%
1 check · 5/1/2026

1 → partial

Our claim

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Role
Co-founder & Chief Scientist
Role Type
career
Start Date
December 2015
End Date
June 2024
Is Founder
Yes
Notes
Co-founded OpenAI; served as Chief Scientist until departing June 2024

Source evidence

1 src · 1 check
partial85%Haiku 4.5 · 5/1/2026

NoteThe source confirms Ilya Sutskever's association with OpenAI and his role as research director starting in December 2015 (matching the claimed startDate of 2015-12). However, the source does not explicitly state 'Co-founder' as part of his title—it only identifies him as 'research director' and lists him as an author of the founding announcement. The source also does not address the endDate of 2024-06. While Sutskever is clearly a founding member (implied by his authorship of the founding announcement and presence at inception), the specific title 'Co-founder & Chief Scientist' is not fully confirmed by this source. The role title is partially confirmed (research director ≠ Chief Scientist, though these may be related), and the co-founder status is implied but not explicitly stated.

Case № BHl3-DqNF9Filed 5/1/2026Confidence 85%