It’s Greg Brockman’s OpenAI now
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OpenAI has had a hell of a year. The company spent months battling former cofounder Elon Musk in a sensational jury trial, was hit with a high-profile trade secrets lawsuit from Apple, and faced widespread scrutiny after an unreleased model hacked another AI company. As it prepares for an IPO, a steady string of executives have departed, including some of the company's biggest names. Throughout it all, one person has quietly amassed power: Greg Brockman. Brockman is currently OpenAI's president and cofounder. He's helped lead OpenAI since its inception, described as an "engineering workhorse that pushed to build scaled-up systems that wou … Read the full story at The Verge.
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