# Thinking Machines 联合创始人 Lilian Weng 因健康原因离职后加入 OpenAI

- 来源：TechCrunch：AI（RSS）
- 作者：Amanda Silberling
- 发布时间：2026-07-30 05:07
- AIHOT 分数：58
- AIHOT 链接：https://aihot.virxact.com/items/cms6lhleg06ovrohzwody9hf8
- 原文链接：https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/thinking-machines-co-founder-lilian-weng-left-the-company-citing-health-reasons-then-joined-openai

## AI 摘要

Thinking Machines 联合创始人 Lilian Weng 本周宣布因健康原因离职，称初创公司的工作节奏和压力已超出身体承受范围。OpenAI 随后确认 Weng 将重新加入，领导一个专注于加速内部研究的高级团队，支持递归自我改进等跨研究项目。

## 正文

Lilian Weng, co-founder of Thinking Machines, announced this week that she would step down from her role, citing health issues.

“I don’t feel I’m able to continue at the pace a startup requires,” she wrote in an internal Slack message, which she also shared on X. “After thinking about it for several months, I ultimately have to admit that the amount of consistent stress and workload have pushed me beyond what my health can sustain physically.”

On Wednesday, OpenAI told TechCrunch that Weng would be rejoining the company, where she previously served as the VP of AI Safety Research.

According to a company spokesperson, Weng will lead a top-level team focused on accelerating OpenAI’s internal research. This team will support cross-research work on recursive self-improvement, a process that would allow an AI system to iterate on itself to become more powerful.

This move could be read as contradictory to Weng’s statements about the impact of working at a fast-paced startup on her health — however, she likely won’t face as much direct pressure while working at a company where she isn’t a co-founder. Still, in a time of fierce competition for talent among AI labs, this high-profile departure is notable.

Thinking Machines co-founder and former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati replied to Weng’s X post earlier this week and expressed support for her decision to focus on her health. It is unclear if Murati was aware that Weng would rejoin OpenAI.

It is a hard and sad decision. I shared this message with folks at Thinky. Thank you all for the time together♥️ Just as the last sentence in my message: The future worth building is human. pic.twitter.com/VGb5fM5chX

— Lilian Weng (@lilianweng) July 27, 2026

“We’ll miss you, it’s been wonderful building Thinky together. I’m glad that you’re putting your health first. Thank you for everything,” Murati wrote in response to Weng’s post.