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OpenAI loses two executives in latest leadership shakeup

Their exits come just weeks after Fidji Simo, OpenAI's product and business chief, announced she would take a medical leave.

OpenAI loses two executives in latest leadership shakeup

TL;DR

  • Bill Peebles, who led the Sora app, and Kevin Weil, VP for Science, have left OpenAI.
  • OpenAI stated it is decentralizing its Science division.
  • These departures come after other leaders announced medical leave or stepped down for personal reasons.
  • Peebles was instrumental in the launch of the Sora app, which has since been shuttered.
  • Weil previously held leadership roles at Meta and Twitter before joining OpenAI.