ira Murati, OpenAI’s CTO is leaving the company after 6 and a half years spent there. The chief technology executive announced in a social media post
yesterday that she is ready to leave OpenAI and explore further her ideas on her own.
Writing in an X post “After much reflection, I have made the difficult decision to leave OpenAI,” and that “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 also wrote the reason why is leaving the company and mentioned the fact that she is very grateful for her experience developed at OpenAI.
“I’m stepping away because I want to create the time and space to do my own exploration. For now, my primary focus is doing everything in my power to ensure a smooth transition, maintaining the moment we’ve built.” wrote Mira Murati in the social media post.
As a response, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, tweeted that he is grateful to have had her on their executive team. OpenAI’s CEO wrote “We’ll say more about the transition plans soon, but for now, I want to take a moment to just feel thanks,” and that “I feel tremendous gratitude towards her for what she has helped us build and accomplish, but I most of all feel personal gratitude towards her for the support and love during all the hard times.” said Sam Altman.
This decision came shortly after the end of DevDay, the annual developer conference that happened last week. However, Mira Murati’s decision did not come alone as the other two executives are leaving OpenAI. VP Research Barret Zoph alongside Chief Research Officer Bob McGrew announced on Wednesday that they will no longer be working at OpenAI.
The Artificial Intelligence company plans to have a major restructuring as it is also looking for a new round of financing. OpenAI might also restructure into a for-profit company and give Sam Altman an equity stake.
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As OpenAI CTO, Mira Murati occupied the position in May 2022 and has been the public face of multiple events, a more recent one being the demo for GPT-4o. Murati’s decision to step down from the artificial intelligence company can also influence a round of funding that can get the company to a $150 billion valuation.
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Daria Dondea
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September 26, 2024 9:45 AM
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