Sources: Chris Malone, who joined OpenAI as head of data centers in March 2025, left the company last week amid a broader exodus
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Turnover in data center leadership at a frontier lab while it ramps toward IPO and custom silicon is a reminder that AI infra is now its own political and execution battlefield. If you depend on any single lab for capacity, treat their org stability and build-out leadership as part of your vendor risk assessment.
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