Bill Peebles, the researcher behind Sora, is leaving OpenAI, along with Srinivas Narayanan, OpenAI's CTO of enterprise applications
OpenAI is losing two of the architects of its most ambitious moonshots. Kevin Weil, who led the company's science research initiative, and Bill Peebles …
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Discussion
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@billpeeb
Bill Peebles
on x
I've decided to leave OpenAI. Below is the note I shared with my team. Building Sora zero-to-one with you all has been the honor and adventure of a lifetime. As this team knows well, one of the best parts of working on video is that you can see the scaling behavior with your [ima…
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@snsf
Srinivas Narayanan
on x
After 3 incredible years, I am leaving OpenAI at the end of next week. I shared my decision with the OpenAI leadership team at the start of the month and here is a shorter version of what I shared with my team earlier this week. === Hi Team, I have decided to leave OpenAI. The
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@zeffmax
Max Zeff
on x
For folks looking to make sense of this quickly, Peebles and Weil's departures seem to be symptoms of OpenAI's “focus era.” The company is cutting down on side projects and folding products into the everything app: Codex. Narayanan's departure is for personal matters, however.
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@carnage4life
Dare Obasanjo
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Today is “Liberation Day” at OpenAI as multiple senior executives announce they are leaving the company. — • Bill Peebles, Head of Sora — • Kevin Weil, VP of OpenAI for Science — • Srinivas Narayanan, CTO of B2B Applications — It's notable that they aren't waiting for the…
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@kevinweil
Kevin Weil
on x
Today is my last day at OpenAI, as OpenAI for Science is being decentralized into other research teams. It's been a mind-expanding two years, from Chief Product Officer to joining the research team and starting OpenAI for Science. Accelerating science will be one of the most
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@zeffmax
Max Zeff
on x
Scoop: Kevin Weil is leaving OpenAI, and the company is folding Prism, its AI workspace for scientists, into its Codex team. [image]
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OpenAI Executive Kevin Weil Is Leaving the Company