Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s longtime COO, is leaving to ‘start something new’
OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap is leaving, marking a notable executive change at a frontier AI lab.
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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."
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