Mira Murati, CTO of OpenAI, leaves the company

Hello everyone,

I would like to share something with you. After careful consideration, I have made the difficult decision to leave OpenAl.

My six and a half years on the OpenAl team have been an extraordinary privilege. I will be thanking many people over the next few days, but first I would like to thank Sam and Greg for their trust in me to lead the technical organization and for their support over the years.

There’s never an ideal time to leave a place you cherish, but this moment feels right. Our recent releases of Speech-to-Speech and OpenAl o1 mark the beginning of a new era of interaction and intelligence – achievements made possible by your ingenuity and craftsmanship. We’ve not only built smarter models, we’ve fundamentally changed the way AI systems learn and tackle complex problems.

We’ve taken security research from theory to practice, developing models that are more robust, tuned, and tractable than ever before. Our work has made cutting-edge artificial intelligence research intuitive and accessible, and developed technologies that adapt and evolve with everyone’s input. This success is a testament to our outstanding teamwork, and it’s thanks to your genius, dedication, and commitment that OpenAl is at the forefront of AI innovation.

I’m stepping back because I want to create time and space for my own exploration. Right now, my main focus is doing everything I can to ensure a smooth transition and maintain the momentum we’ve built.

I will be forever grateful for the opportunity to build and work with this remarkable team. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of scientific understanding to improve human well-being.

Even though I am no longer in the trenches with you, I will continue to keep my fingers crossed for all of you.

With deep gratitude for the friendships we have made, the triumphs we have achieved and, most importantly, the challenges we have overcome together.

Mira