StarkWare core team member Abdel announced his departure from the company, citing a shift in personal focus toward artificial intelligence safety research. Over the past year, AI safety has become his central priority, he said, describing it as one of humanity's most critical challenges where mathematics and cryptography will play key roles. Abdel reflected on his tenure at StarkWare, highlighting contributions to exploration teams, open-source projects, and the Starknet developer ecosystem, as well as the company's work spanning Bitcoin, privacy technology, and AI. He expressed continued optimism about StarkWare's technology leadership and the future of the Starknet ecosystem.