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XTX boss offers to poach OpenAI leavers for trading roles

Market-maker looks to cash in as staff at the AI firm threaten to quit

OpenAI researchers offered new roles in finance after CEO Sam Altman's dramatic departure
OpenAI researchers offered new roles in finance after CEO Sam Altman's dramatic departure Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

XTX Markets founder Alex Gerko has put out an open offer to researchers at the company behind the hugely popular ChatGPT tool to join his algorithmic trading house.

“To [the] top 1% of researchers in OpenAI: come join us in XTX. Very interesting problems, best research infrastructure, best compensation, zero risk of accidentally killing all humanity, 0.09% of Microsoft's headcount,” Gerko posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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