Another OpenAI executive takes off
THE SO WHAT
Brad Lightcap leaving after eight years to “start something new” adds to the dispersion of top-tier AI operating talent into the broader ecosystem. If you’re competing for senior AI leadership, assume the next wave of companies will be founded and staffed by this cohort—your hiring pitch needs to match that gravity.
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