Greg Brockman Returns To Work At ChatGPT’s Parent Company: ‘Back To Building OpenAI’

OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman has announced his comeback to the AI startup after a three-month leave.

What Happened: On Tuesday, Brockman took to X, formerly Twitter, and posted, “Longest vacation of my life complete. Back to building OpenAI.”

An OpenAI spokesperson confirmed to Reuters that Brockman has resumed his duties at the company.

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Why It Matters: Brockman’s return comes amid a wave of high-profile exits at OpenAI, including former CTO Mira Murati, co-founder John Schulman, and co-founder Ilya Sutskever.

OpenAI’s valuation skyrocketed to $157 billion in its latest funding round, as it secured over $6.5 billion in new funding. This massive valuation sparked analyst expectations for a surge in AI spending.

However, OpenAI’s transition from a nonprofit to a for-profit model led to a financial and governance dispute with Microsoft Corporation MSFT, which had invested nearly $14 billion in OpenAI since 2019.

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