Cat Wu joins OpenAI from Anthropic in huge product-lead coup
Cat Wu left Anthropic last week after becoming one of the company's highest-profile product managers and is now joining rival OpenAI.
Cat Wu, once a prominent product manager at Anthropic, has moved to rival OpenAI to lead product management for the company's core products team. Wu, who was a key figure in Anthropic's Claude Code, announced her departure from the AI startup on X and expressed her admiration for OpenAI's expansive user base. OpenAI saw this move as a significant coup, especially before its anticipated IPO.
Wu's appointment is expected to bolster OpenAI's Codex, a tool similar to Claude Code, which has been instrumental in the company's growth. Wu's transition from Anthropic to OpenAI follows her previous move to AI coding startup Cursor in 2025, but she later returned to Anthropic. Wu's move highlights the intense competition between the two AI leaders, Anthropic and OpenAI, and the strategic importance of recruiting top talent in the rapidly evolving AI industry.
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