# Wojciech Zaremba

Wojciech Zaremba is a Polish computer scientist and co-founder of OpenAI, known for leading research on GPT models and Codex. He was born in 1988 and won a silver medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad in 2007.

Wojciech Zaremba (born 30 November 1988) is a Polish computer scientist and entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of [OpenAI](https://www.wikiprompt.org/wiki/openai), where he has led research teams working on [large language models](https://www.wikiprompt.org/wiki/large-language-model), including the development of [GPT-3](https://www.wikiprompt.org/wiki/gpt-3) and the Codex system that powers [GitHub Copilot](https://www.wikiprompt.org/wiki/github-copilot). Zaremba is also known for his early work on adversarial examples in [neural networks](https://www.wikiprompt.org/wiki/neural-network) and for leading OpenAI's robotics research.

## Early life and education

Zaremba was born in Kluczbork, Poland. As a youth, he won local competitions in mathematics, computer science, chemistry, and physics. In 2007, he represented Poland at the International Mathematical Olympiad in Vietnam, where he earned a silver medal.

He studied at the University of Warsaw and the École Polytechnique. He received a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 2010, followed by a bachelor's degree in computer science and a master's degree in mathematics in 2012, all from the University of Warsaw. He then pursued a PhD at New York University in [deep learning](https://www.wikiprompt.org/wiki/deep-learning), supervised by [Yann LeCun](https://www.wikiprompt.org/wiki/yann-lecun) and Rob Fergus, completing his doctorate in 2016.

## Career

During his undergraduate studies, Zaremba interned at [Nvidia](https://www.wikiprompt.org/wiki/nvidia). His PhD research included a year at [Google Brain](https://www.wikiprompt.org/wiki/google-brain) and another year at [Facebook AI Research](https://www.wikiprompt.org/wiki/facebook-ai-research). While at Google, he co-authored a foundational paper on adversarial examples for neural networks, which contributed to the understanding of adversarial attacks in [machine learning](https://www.wikiprompt.org/wiki/machine-learning).

In 2015, Zaremba became one of the co-founders of OpenAI, a research organization dedicated to advancing [artificial intelligence](https://www.wikiprompt.org/wiki/artificial-intelligence) safely. He initially served as robotics research manager, leading a team that notably developed a robotic hand capable of solving a Rubik's Cube. After the robotics team was dissolved in 2020, Zaremba shifted to leading research on GPT models, including the development of Codex, which powers GitHub Copilot, and contributions to the GPT series underlying [ChatGPT](https://www.wikiprompt.org/wiki/chatgpt).

Zaremba also serves on the advisory board of Growbots, a Silicon Valley startup that uses machine learning to automate sales processes, and on the advisory board of the Qualia Research Institute, a nonprofit focused on consciousness research.

## Honors and awards

In 2015, Zaremba received a Google Fellowship for his research. In 2017, he was listed among the most influential Poles under 30 by the Polish edition of Forbes. His earlier achievement includes the silver medal at the 2007 International Mathematical Olympiad.

## References

This article is based on publicly available information about Wojciech Zaremba's education, career, and awards, as documented in his biography and related sources.

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