San Francisco, September 26: In a significant development at the Sam Altman-run OpenAI, three top executives — including Chief Technical Officer Mira Murati — have left the ChatGPT developer. According to Altman, they made the decision to leave independently of each other and amicably. Of the 13 people who helped found OpenAI in 2015, only three now remain at the company.
“But the timing of Mira’s decision was such that it made sense to now do this all at once, so that we can work together for a smooth handover to the next generation of leadership,” he posted on X social media platform. “Mira has been instrumental to OpenAI’s progress and growth the last 6.5 years; she has been a hugely significant factor in our development from an unknown research lab to an important company,” said the OpenAI CEO. Mira Murati Resigns: OpenAI Executive Quits Artificial Intelligence Company, Says ‘I Want To Create the Time and Space To Do My Own Exploration’.
Mira Murati Resigned from OpenAI CTO (Chief Technology Officer) Position
I shared the following note with the OpenAI team today. pic.twitter.com/nsZ4khI06P
— Mira Murati (@miramurati) September 25, 2024
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Replied to Mira Murati on Her Resignation
I replied with this. Mira, thank you for everything.
It’s hard to overstate how much Mira has meant to OpenAI, our mission, and to us all personally.
I feel tremendous gratitude towards her for what she has helped us build and accomplish, but I most of all feel personal…
— Sam Altman (@sama) September 25, 2024
OpenAI Chief Research Officer Resignation
I just shared this with OpenAI: pic.twitter.com/1gTCbigdsS
— Bob McGrew (@bobmcgrewai) September 26, 2024
OpenAI VP Reserach Barret Zolph Resignation
I posted this note to OpenAI.
Hey everybody, I have decided to leave OpenAI.
This was a very difficult decision as I have has such an incredible time at OpenAI. I got to join right before ChatGPT and helped build the post-training team from scratch with John Schulman and…
— Barret Zoph (@barret_zoph) September 26, 2024
VP Research (Frontiers) Mark Chen Expressed to Lead Research at OpenAI Amid Leadership Reshuffle
While today’s departures are tough, I’m incredibly excited and honored to lead research at @OpenAI alongside @merettm. I truly believe that OpenAI is the best place to work on AI, and I've been through enough ups and downs to know it's never wise to bet against us.
— Mark Chen (@markchen90) September 26, 2024
OpenAI President Greg Brockman To Take Sabbatical Leave at the End of 2024
I’m taking a sabbatical through end of year. First time to relax since co-founding OpenAI 9 years ago. The mission is far from complete; we still have a safe AGI to build.
— Greg Brockman (@gdb) August 6, 2024
Murati said in a separate X post that after much reflection, “I have made the difficult decision to leave OpenAI”. “There’s never an ideal time to step away from a place one cherishes, yet this moment feels right. My six-and-a-half years with the OpenAI team have been an extraordinary privilege,” she added. Altman said that Matt Knight, formerly head of security, will be OpenAI’s chief information security officer. Chief product officer Kevin Weil and VP of engineering,
Srinivas Narayanan, will continue to lead OpenAI’s applied team. Josh Achiam will be the Chief Scientist at the AI company. “Achiam is going to take on a new role as Head of Mission Alignment, working across the company to ensure that we get all pieces (and culture) right to be in a place to succeed at the mission. Kevin and Srinivas will continue to lead the Applied team,” announced Altman. Mira Murati Says ‘Artificial Intelligence Can Be Misused’; Know Everything About OpenAI CTO, Company That Created ChatGPT.
“Mark, Jakub, Kevin, Srinivas, Matt, and Josh will report to me. I have over the past year or so spent most of my time on the non-technical parts of our organisation; I am now looking forward to spending most of my time on the technical and product parts of the company,” he added. According to Altman, leadership changes are a natural part of companies, especially companies that grow so quickly and are so demanding.
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