“Who moved between the frontier AI labs this year? For each move list the researcher, the lab they left, where they went and the month.”
From January 1 through September 9, 2026, public reporting names 30 direct moves by technical researchers between ten frontier-model labs. Each move is backed by at least one published page naming the researcher, the lab they left as immediate employer, the destination, and the month it began or was announced.
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| Researcher | Left | Joined | Month | Pages | Source |
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Public-reporting census of direct moves by technical researchers between ten frontier AI labs, 2026-01-01 to 2026-09-09. 30 moves from 33 candidate rows; 3 rows cut as duplicates or pre-2026, one month corrected to employment start. "Pages" counts independent pages reporting the move. Origin is the immediate previous employer; unannounced changes are not covered.