Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s CTO Mira Murati resigns amid wave of executive departures

Mira Murati, Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft-backed OpenAI, has announced her departure from the artificial intelligence startup, marking the latest in a series of executive exits this year. Arrow Arrow

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“I have made the difficult decision to leave OpenAI,” she wrote, thanking the team for their work together.

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