OpenAI · Sam Altman · AGI · The Verge
Brad Lightcap, special projects lead and the company’s former COO, will be departing
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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.
Key facts
- 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
- It’s not the only high-profile departure from OpenAI’s executive team in recent months: OpenAI’s AGI chief, Fidji Simo, officially departed her role in July after a stint on medical leave
- Brad Lightcap, special projects lead and the company’s former COO, will be departing
- Over the last few months, I’ve been focused on the next horizon and what would stand in the way of mission success,” Lightcap wrote
Summary
Brad Lightcap, special projects lead and the company’s former COO, will be departing. “Over the last few months, I’ve been focused on the next horizon and what would stand in the way of mission success,” Lightcap wrote. Lightcap’s role has changed a lot over the past year and a half. It’s not the only high-profile departure from OpenAI’s executive team in recent months: OpenAI’s AGI chief, Fidji Simo, officially departed her role in July after a stint on medical leave, and in April, CMO Kate Rouch also stepped down for health reasons.