Early Anthropic member recalls burnout and big ambitions in the AI lab's early days

What happened: A former Anthropic technical staff member, Ivan Vendrov, wrote a Substack post about his 8-month stint at the AI lab from late 2022 to mid-2023, describing an intense, safety-focused workplace that left him burned out. Key numbers: Vendrov worked at Anthropic for 8 months, late 2022 to mid-2023. Anthropic's S-1 reports 50% of employees are in its donation-matching program. Why it matters: The account offers a rare look at Anthropic's early culture and arrives days after the company filed to go public. Anthropic declined to comment.

A former Anthropic technical staff member, Ivan Vendrov, wrote a Substack post about his 8-month stint at the AI lab from late 2022 to mid-2023, describing an intense, safety-focused workplace that left him burned out.

The account offers a rare look at Anthropic's early culture and arrives days after the company filed to go public. Anthropic declined to comment.