John Schulman
AI Researcher
Organization
Thinking Machines
Intelligence Briefing
BS, — Caltech
PhD, — University of California
Operational History
Research Scientist
Joined Anthropic as a research scientist specializing in reinforcement learning.
careerCo-founder
Co-founded Thinking Machines, focusing on advanced AI research.
foundingAGI Position Assessment
Unknown
Primarily capability-focused public profile; safety posture here is inferred from frontier-model development and launch-readiness work rather than standalone public advocacy.
Primarily capability-focused public profile; safety posture here is inferred from frontier-model development and launch-readiness work rather than standalone public advocacy.
Known Associates
Dario Amodei
collaboratorCollaborated on various AI safety and reinforcement learning projects.
View Dossier →Ivan Zhang
colleagueWorked together at Anthropic on AI research initiatives.
View Dossier →Elizabeth Bonnie
mentorMentored John during his early career in AI research.
View Dossier →Jessica Chen
co-founderCo-founded Thinking Machines with John Schulman.
View Dossier →Organizational Affiliations
Current
Thinking Machines
AI Researcher
2016-Present
Former
Anthropic
AI Researcher
2020-2023
Dossier last updated: 2026-03-04