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Wharton statistics professor Weijie Su joins OpenAI to focus on model training while on academic leave

Su was simultaneously promoted to full professor at Wharton.

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OPWeijie Su#1502Weijie Su@WEIJIE444

Personal update: I've joined OpenAI while on leave from Wharton. After a decade away, glad to be back in the Bay Area and train AI models here! One more thing, I've been promoted to full professor, a decade-long journey made possible by many, especially my students.

11:07 PM · May 29, 2026 View on X
REPLYGreg Brockman#19Greg Brockman@GDB

@weijie444 welcome to the team!

Weijie SuWeijie Su@weijie444

Personal update: I've joined OpenAI while on leave from Wharton. After a decade away, glad to be back in the Bay Area and train AI models here! One more thing, I've been promoted to full professor, a decade-long journey made possible by many, especially my students.

6:07 AM · May 30, 2026 · 9.2K Views
7:47 AM · May 30, 2026 · 1.8K Views
REPLYEric#306Eric@ERICMITCHELLAI

@weijie444 Welcome!

Weijie SuWeijie Su@weijie444

Personal update: I've joined OpenAI while on leave from Wharton. After a decade away, glad to be back in the Bay Area and train AI models here! One more thing, I've been promoted to full professor, a decade-long journey made possible by many, especially my students.

6:07 AM · May 30, 2026 · 9.2K Views
6:49 AM · May 30, 2026 · 660 Views