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Personnel: John Schulman at OpenAI (Co-founder, Head of Alignment)

Verdictpartial92%
1 check · 5/1/2026

1 → partial

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Role
Co-founder, Head of Alignment
Role Type
career
Start Date
December 2015
End Date
August 2024
Is Founder
Yes
Notes
Co-founded OpenAI; created PPO algorithm; led alignment research and RLHF efforts; led post-training team

Source evidence

1 src · 1 check
partial92%Haiku 4.5 · 5/1/2026

NoteThe source confirms: (1) person = John Schulman ✓, (2) org = OpenAI ✓, (3) co-founder status ✓, (4) startDate = December 2015 ✓, (5) endDate = 2024 ✓. However, the source does NOT explicitly confirm the role title 'Head of Alignment'. The source describes him as leading the reinforcement learning team and being the 'architect' of ChatGPT, but does not mention 'Head of Alignment' as a formal title. While the source notes he moved to Anthropic 'to deepen his focus on AI alignment,' this describes his motivation, not his OpenAI title. The record is partially confirmed—all verifiable claims match, but the specific role designation 'Head of Alignment' is unverifiable from this source.

Case № Hq7sVuqtnSFiled 5/1/2026Confidence 92%