“I Have Made the Difficult Decision to Leave OpenAI, says Mira Murati [Video]

OpenAI Mafia just got bigger. The company’s chief Mira Murati today announced her departure from OpenAI after over six years to explore new avenues. “I’m stepping away because I want to create the time and space to do my own exploration,” she added. 

“I shared the following note with the OpenAI team today,” said Murati, in a post on X, “I have made the difficult decision to leave OpenAI,” showing her gratitude to Sam Altman and Greg Brockman for achieving amazing strides together in AI. 

The note also touched upon some of the milestones achieved under her leadership, signifying major advancements in AI that have transformed user interactions and machine intelligence. “Our recent releases of speech-to-speech and OpenAI o1 mark the beginning of a new era in interaction and intelligence,” she added. 

Further, she also highlighted the efforts in making AI more reliable and controllable. “Our work has made cutting-edge AI research more robust, aligned, and steerable than ever before,” …