Mysten Labs CTO Sam Blackshear joins Anthropic in AI security role while remaining advisor to Sui and Move Foundation.
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Sam Blackshear, who leads technology at Mysten Labs, is moving into an AI security position at Anthropic, the AI safety and research company behind the Claude language models. Blackshear will retain an advisory role with both Sui and the Move Foundation, signaling a transition rather than a full departure from the ecosystem.
The move reflects growing intersection between crypto infrastructure and AI safety research. Blackshear's appointment positions him to work on defensive security and AI alignment at a company structured as a Public Benefit Corporation with governance split between commercial leadership and a Long-Term Benefit Trust. His continued advising relationship suggests Mysten Labs and the Move language community are maintaining institutional relationships with key personnel even as they pursue opportunities outside blockchain.
The scope and duration of Blackshear's advisory commitments, and whether his role at Anthropic will involve direct work on cryptocurrency or blockchain security, remain unspecified.