Contribution and resignation of Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati

Mira Murati, who played a key role in driving the company's progress during her 6.5-year tenure at OpenAI, recently announced that she will be leaving the company. Altman expressed gratitude for her contributions, crediting her with growing OpenAI from a small research lab to a global AI leader. While he lamented Murati's departure, Altman expressed support for her decision. Over the past year, Murati has focused on building a strong leadership team to ensure the company continues to move forward after she leaves. This leadership transition is designed to ensure OpenAI’s continued growth and success into the future.

Mira Murati said that she left her job to gain time and space to explore personal plans.

Researchers Bob McGrew and Barret Zoph are also leaving

In addition to Murati, two other senior executives, Bob McGrew and Barret Zoph, also decided to leave OpenAI. Altman emphasized that the changes are amicable and part of the natural evolution of a fast-growing company.

Altman mentioned the challenges of taking on a leadership role at OpenAI, describing it as "all in." While he emphasized the privilege of building artificial general intelligence (AGI) and leading a rapidly growing technology company, he also recognized the tremendous effort required to lead a team to rapid growth. He expressed deep gratitude for the efforts of Murati, McGrew and Zoph, saying their contributions went "above and beyond the call of duty."

Who is OpenAI looking for to take over? Taiwanese Mark Chen was selected

Mark Chen serves as Research VP

Mark Chen, who has been on the OpenAI research team for several years, will become the new senior vice president of research (SVP), Altman said. He will co-lead the research department with Chief Scientist Jakub. This transition was originally planned for McGrew's long-term succession plan. Although it happened early, Altman expressed high expectations for Mark to take over the position. Altman said Mark not only brings deep technical expertise but also demonstrates strong leadership and management skills.

It is understood that Mark Chen is from Taiwan. He also accompanied Sam Altman to give a speech at last year’s Taiwan Artificial Intelligence Forum; Mark Chen studies multimodel and reasoning at OpenAI, and he also believes that this is The most promising research directions in the future.

Josh Achiam as Director of Mission Assurance

Josh Achiam will take on the newly created role of "Mission Assurance Director" at OpenAI. His responsibilities will span the entire company, ensuring that all aspects, including culture and strategy, effectively support OpenAI’s mission and goals.

Altman sees leadership changes as natural growth

Altman described these leadership changes as a typical stage in the development of a fast-growing company. He acknowledged that the transition may seem sudden, but stressed that OpenAI is not an "ordinary company" and the rationale behind the timing of the change is sound. Murati believes a gradual departure is impractical because any delay could lead to leaks of internal information, disrupting the company's progress during a critical period. Altman promised to further discuss the changes at an all-staff meeting.

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