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Another OpenAI executive takes off
View original at theverge.comThe Verge AI - Consumer Ai Title: Another OpenAI executive takes off Date: 2026-08-11 17:50 Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/978048/brad-lightcap-openai-executive-departure <figure> <img alt="Brad Lightcap, chief operating officer of OpenAI, during the Bloomberg Technology Summit in San Franc…
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Lightcap said he would still be around for the next few weeks.
60% confidenceLightcap said he had been focused on the next horizon and what would stand in the way of mission success, and believes there are important new things the world will need to get right in the next period, and that he is excited to help advance the mission from a different vantage point.
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