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OpenAI CTO Mira Murati resigns

Inshorts · 10m ago

OpenAI CTO Mira Murati resigns

ChatGPT maker OpenAI's Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Mira Murati has announced she has made the "difficult decision" to leave the company after six-and-a-half years. "I am stepping away as I want to create the time and space to do my own exploration," she said in a note to OpenAI team. She also thanked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in her note.

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