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When investors poured $6.6 billion into OpenAI last week, they seemed largely unbothered by the latest drama, which recently saw the companys chief technology officer, Mira Murati, along with chief research officer Bob McCrew and Barret Zoph, a vice president of research, abruptly quit.. And yet those three departures were just the latest in an ongoing exodus of key technical talent..
Over the past few years, OpenAI has lost several researchers who played crucial roles in developing the algorithms, techniques, and infrastructure that helped make it the world leader in AI as well as a household name..
Several other ex-OpenAI employees who spoke to WIRED said that an ongoing shift to a more commercial focus continues to be a source of friction...
Of 31 people listed as authors of an early version of OpenAIs GPT large language model, fewer than half remain at OpenAI, according to employment details sourced from LinkedIn or other public social media profiles..
Another early OpenAI employee, who spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to discuss the matter by their current employer, says these departures are significant because of how important the research work produced by the individuals has been to OpenAI..
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