A top Anthropic product leader has been poached by OpenAI
Cat Wu left Anthropic last week after becoming one of the company's highest-profile product managers and is now joining rival OpenAI.
TL;DR
- Cat Wu, former product leader for Claude Code at Anthropic, has joined OpenAI.
- Wu was a prominent figure in the development and promotion of Claude Code.
- Her move is seen as a major coup for OpenAI.
- At OpenAI, Wu will lead product management for core products.
- Wu previously left Anthropic for another AI startup but returned.
- Her departure comes shortly before Anthropic's planned IPO.