Lilian Weng Departs OpenAI: 'The Future Worth Building is Human'
brhydon · x · 2026-07-28
Lilian Weng confirmed her departure from OpenAI, describing it as a hard and sad decision. She thanked her team for their time together and concluded her farewell message with: 'The future worth building is human.' OpenAI's Applied AI lead also expressed that he will miss working with her.
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