OpenAI is reportedly consolidating its core products under a unified structure, merging ChatGPT, its Codex AI coding agent and its developer-facing API into a single product team ahead of a potential initial public offering.
Brockman Takes Permanent Helm Of Product Strategy
Greg Brockman, who had been handling product duties on an interim basis while Fidji Simo was on medical leave, has now been given permanent responsibility for product strategy. In a memo to staff seen by WIRED on Friday, he said, “We're consolidating our product efforts to execute with maximum focus toward the agentic future, to win across both consumer and enterprise.”
According to the report, Head of Codex Thibault Sottiaux has been tapped to lead the core product and platform across consumer, enterprise and developer surfaces. Nick Turley, who helped grow ChatGPT to over 900 million weekly active users, moves to a new role revamping enterprise products while continuing his work on ChatGPT.
OpenAI Sharpens Focus
The restructuring comes as the Sam Altman-led AI research and deployment company faces intensifying rivalry from Anthropic in coding AI and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) in consumer chatbots.
The restructuring at OpenAI also comes ahead of a planned IPO filing, which could happen later this year.
Several senior executives left the company last month, including Bill Peebles, head of Sora; Srinivas Narayanan, chief technology officer of enterprise applications; and Kevin Weil, who led its AI workspace for scientists.
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