Jakub Pachocki
Jakub Pachocki | |
|---|---|
 Pachocki in 2012 | |
| Born | 1991 (age 34–35) Gdańsk, Poland |
| Other names | meret |
| Education | University of WarsawCarnegie Mellon University |
| Occupation | Chief scientist |
| Employer | OpenAI |
Jakub Pachocki (born 1991) is a Polish computer scientist and former competitive programmer. He is best known as OpenAI's chief scientist and for his role in overseeing development of GPT-4.[1][2][3]
Background
Pachocki was born in 1991 in Gdańsk, Poland. In high school, he was a six-time finalist of the International Olympiad in Informatics.[4] He won a silver medal in 2009.[5]
Pachocki obtained his undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the University of Warsaw.[4] He represented his university at the International Collegiate Programming Contest with his team winning a gold medal and coming second place overall in 2012.[5] In the same year he was also the champion of the Google Code Jam.[4][5]
From 2011 to 2012, Pachocki worked at Facebook as a software engineering intern.[4]
Pachocki attended graduate school at Carnegie Mellon University, where he obtained his PhD under the supervision of Gary Miller.[4][6]
Career
After graduation, Pachocki did postdoc work at Harvard University and Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing.[4]
OpenAI
In 2017, Pachocki joined OpenAI. In 2021, he became OpenAI's research director where he led the development of GPT-4 and OpenAI Five. In May 2024, he became chief scientist after his mentor Ilya Sutskever left the company.[4] OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has called Pachocki "easily one of the greatest minds of our generation".[1]
Competitive programming achievements
- International Olympiad in Informatics: Silver medal (2009)
- International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals: Gold medal (second place overall in 2012)
- Google Code Jam: Champion (2012), Third place (2011)
- Facebook Hacker Cup: Second place (2013)
- TopCoder Open Algorithm: Second place (2012)
A more comprehensive list of achievements can be found at the Competitive Programming Hall Of Fame website.[5]
References
- ^ abRafieyan, Darius (October 24, 2024). "OpenAI chief scientist Jakub Pachocki leads AI project Strawberry". Business Insider. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^"Ilya Sutskever to leave OpenAI, Jakub Pachocki announced as Chief Scientist". OpenAI. May 14, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^Metz, Cade (November 18, 2023). "The Fear and Tension That Led to Sam Altman's Ouster at OpenAI". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ abcdefgMajor, Małgorzata (February 24, 2025). "Jakub Pachocki - Chief Scientist w OpenAI". Wirtualnemedia (in Polish). Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ^ abcd"Profile of Jakub Pachocki - Competitive Programming Hall Of Fame". cphof.org. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ^"Graphs and Beyond: Faster Algorithms for High Dimensional Convex Optimization". Carnegie Mellon University. 2016.
External links
Online coding profiles
