New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- OpenAI has brought on Catherine Wu, one of Anthropic's best-known product leaders, in a major hiring move that could boost its efforts to take on rival coding tool Claude Code, which she helped develop into a commercial success.

Wu, who left Anthropic last week, confirmed her move to OpenAI in a post on X on Wednesday. She will join the company's core products team, taking on a leadership role as OpenAI looks to expand the reach of its AI tools among both businesses and everyday users.

Catherine Wu played a central role in the development and growth of Claude Code, one of Anthropic's most successful products. She helped take the tool from an internal experiment to a widely adopted product that has changed how softwa...