The AI field has caused a stir again. The sudden resignation of William Fedus, vice president of OpenAI post-training, was like a deep water bomb, which instantly caused an uproar in the technology circle. This key figure who once stood at the top of the AI wave waved his sleeves, not retirement or resting, but ambitiously devoted himself to a brand new entrepreneurial direction - AI-driven materials science!
Materials science, a field that sounds different from the style of chat robots and image generation models we are familiar with, is exactly what Fedus aims to target this time. You should know that new materials are the cornerstone of technological progress, from lighter mobile phone screens to more efficient solar cells, they are inseparable from material innovation. It is precisely because Fedus has seen the huge potential of AI in this field that it needs to use AI as the "golden key" to open the treasure door of materials science.
What is even more unexpected is that OpenAI not only did not stop this "meeting veteran" from starting a business, but chose to invest! Yes, you heard it correctly. OpenAI not only invested in Fedus' new company, but also announced that it would establish a cooperative relationship with it! This wave of operations is simply "not understandable"! Is OpenAI thinking that materials science is the next trend of AI? Or is there something else?
However, if you think about it carefully, OpenAI's move is actually quite meaningful. It is not so much a "telling loss" as a "strategic extension". The application prospects of AI technology in the field of materials science are undoubtedly very broad. Through investment and cooperation, OpenAI can not only support the entrepreneurial dreams of former employees, but also lay out new fields in advance and share the dividends of the future materials science revolution. It can be said that it can kill two birds with one stone.