Longtime OpenAI executive Brad Lightcap leaves as shake-up at AI lab continues

Longtime OpenAI executive Brad Lightcap announced his departure on Tuesday, the latest in a series of recent leadership shake-ups at the company.

In OpenAI’s latest exit, Brad Lightcap, a longtime leader at the artificial intelligence company, said he was leaving to start a new venture.

Lightcap ends his eight-year run at the company, a tenure unmatched by most remaining employees outside of CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman, but says he's 'not going far.'

Brad Lightcap, OpenAI's special projects lead and the company's former COO, announced his departure after an eight-year stint at the AI lab. In an internal memo he later posted to X, Lightcap told colleagues he'd be starting "something new." "Over the last few months, I've been focused on the next horizon and what woul

OpenAI's former chief operating officer, Brad Lightcap. STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images OpenAI veteran Brad Lightcap is leaving the company "to start something new." Lightcap worked for years as the company's chief financial officer and chief operating officer. His departure joins a string of others for the ChatGP

One of OpenAI's longest serving executives is headed out the door, although the longtime COO told staff that he was "excited to help you all advance the mission from a different vantage point."

Longtime OpenAI Exec Brad Lightcap to Step Down  WSJ

Lightcap, who joined OpenAI in 2018 and served as its COO for four years, said he plans to stay on for a few more weeks

Aug 11 : Senior OpenAI executive Brad Lightcap said on Tuesday he would leave the company to start a new venture, as the ChatGPT maker gears up to go public amid growing AI demand."Over the last few months, I've been focused on the next horizon and what would stand in the way of mission success. I believe there are a f

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