Move Creator Sam Blackshear Joins Anthropic After Leaving Mysten Labs

Sam Blackshear, creator of the Move programming language and co-founder of Mysten Labs, said he is leaving the company to join Anthropic in a role focused on defensive security research.

Blackshear will continue to serve as an advisor to Mysten Labs and developers building on the Sui ecosystem. He also said he plans to remain involved with the proposed Move Foundation.

Following his departure, Mysten Labs co-founder and Chief Executive Evan Cheng will assume responsibility for setting the company’s technical direction.

Source: Sam Blackshear