July 30, 2026

She left the AI race over her health. Two days later, OpenAI had her back.

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On Tuesday, Lilian Weng said she was stepping down from Thinking Machines Lab because the job was making her ill. On Wednesday, she was back at OpenAI. Weng co-founded Thinking Machines Lab with Mira Murati, OpenAI’s former chief technology officer....