OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, 2 research executives announce exit, joining wave of high-profile departures
Mira Murati, OpenAI
Mira Murati, Chief Technology Officer at OpenAI, who briefly held the position of interim CEO following Sam Altman's exit last year, has announced that she is leaving the company. Murati played a key role in the development of OpenAI's ChatGPT bot, which made the organisation a household name and the AI image generator DALL-E.
"After much reflection, I have made the difficult decision to leave OpenAI," Murati said in a written statement posted on X. Explaining the reason behind her exit, she said, "I'm stepping away because I want to create the time and space to do my own exploration."
Reflecting on her time at OpenAI, she said, "My six-and-a-half years with the OpenAI team have been an extraordinary privilege." She added, "There’s never an ideal time to step away from a place one cherishes, yet this moment feels right."
Murati is the latest in a series of high-profile departures from OpenAI. CEO Sam Altman shared in a post on X that Chief Research Officer Bob McGrew and research leader Barret Zoph are also leaving.
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"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," Sam Altman wrote on X.
"When Mira informed me this morning that she was leaving, I was saddened but of course support her decision. For the past year, she has been building out a strong bench of leaders that will continue our progress," he added.
Announcing the other two departures, Altman said, "I also want to share that Bob and Barret have decided to depart OpenAI. Mira, Bob, and Barret made these decisions independently of each other and amicably, 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."
(With inputs from agencies)
