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OpenAI industrial computing chief Sachin Katti to step down in November; successor named
OpenAI’s head of industrial computing, Sachin Katti, will step down from his role and leave the company on Nov. 15, CNBC reported. He is set to continue supporting OpenAI as an adviser. Uday Rudaraju, the company’s compute chief technology officer, will lead the overall compute organisation, which designs OpenAI’s infrastructure roadmap and secures resources for model training and services. The change comes amid large-scale infrastructure spending plans and broader executive departures this year.
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OpenAI president dismisses executive departures as not unusual
OpenAI President Greg Brockman said a recent string of executive departures was part of a normal reshuffle and not particularly unusual. He said heightened attention around the company makes the changes seem bigger. OpenAI has seen key leaders leave in recent months, with at least 12 senior executives departing this year. The company has also been reported to have disbanded a safety team studying catastrophic risks from large models.
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OpenAI ends Sora video AI service, completes training of next-generation Spud model
OpenAI has abruptly ended its AI video-generation service Sora, scrapping the app and API, a plan to integrate it with ChatGPT and a $1 billion partnership it had been pursuing with Disney. The Disney arrangement was reportedly only a verbal understanding. The Sora team will shift toward world simulation for long-term robotics research. Alex Heath said GPU allocation was a key factor as OpenAI prioritises Codex and enterprise products.
