Since January, OpenAI has lost 14 major leaders including Head of Safety
iamKierraD · x · 2026-08-26
A viral list tallies the major leadership positions that have left OpenAI since January — 14 in total: Head of Data Centers, Chief Revenue Officer, COO, Chief Communications Officer, Head of Robotics, CMO, Head of Science, Head of Sora, CTO of Enterprise/B2B Applications, CEO of AGI Deployment, Head of Preparedness, Chief Futurist, Head of Safety, and the AI Ethics Lead (the company's only ethicist). The departures in safety and AGI-deployment roles draw particular attention.
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