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at 3:00 a.m. on september 26, beijing time, mira murati, the chief technology officer (cto) of openai, officially announced her resignation on x. the four-person photo that made the chatgpt era a success, now has two resigned, one on leave, and only altman is left to play a one-man show.

△photo source: x netizen @brewmarkets

openai's bloody and violent past also shows what a "star" company is. just as the long-awaited gpt-4o advanced voice function was finally released, openai's cto waved his hand and quit.

△image source: x

"there's never a right time to say goodbye to a place you hold dear," mira wrote in her resignation tweet, "but this moment feels right, with the recent release of speech-to-speech technology and openai o1 marking the beginning of a new era of interaction and intelligence."

she added: “my priority right now is to do everything i can to ensure a smooth transition and maintain the momentum we have built.”

△image source: x

sam altman's decent thank-you speech arrived as promised, in which he thanked mira for his contribution to openai and said that "detailed transition plans will be provided soon."

mira murati joined openai in 2018 as a researcher and became the chief technology officer. she has been working in the openai team for six and a half years. as a rare female executive, she led the work on chatgpt, dall-e, codex and sora, while overseeing its research, product and security teams.

previously, mira played an important role in sam altman's dismissal and subsequent return.

on november 17, 2023, us time, the openai board of directors suddenly announced the dismissal of sam altman and appointed chief technology officer mira murati as interim ceo. according to the new york times, mira had previously written a private memo to altman, raising questions about his management and expressing her concerns to the board, which prompted the board to decide to force altman to step down.

mira then served as interim ceo with the aim of rehiring altman and brockman while the board searched for a replacement ceo.

at the time of the turmoil in november 2023, some netizens predicted that co-founder and chief scientist ilya sutskever and chief technology officer mira murati would leave oa before the end of the year or continue to work in some significantly reduced role (90%, 75%).

as early as 7:00 am beijing time on may 15 this year, ilya officially announced his resignation. his successor was the head of gpt-4. jan leike also resigned with him. the two previously jointly led openai's superalignment project.

now, mira has officially announced his resignation, which has once again verified this prediction. the netizen also said that he won a $1k bet with an ai researcher on this prediction.

△图源：https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/KXHMCH7wCxrvKsJyn/openai-facts-from-a-weekend#eFuasCwaKJr2YiScY

mira's departure and its impact on the future development of openai have become a topic of concern among netizens.

in particular, sora, which she was previously responsible for, is still in a stagnant state under the siege of many newly emerging graphic and video models, which makes netizens worry about "whether sora may face eternal stagnation."

image source: x

here is the original resignation letter from cto mira murati:

hello everyone

i have something to share with you. after careful consideration, i have made the difficult decision to leave openai.

it has been an extraordinary privilege to work on the openai team for six and a half years. while there are many people i will express my gratitude to in the days ahead, i want to start by thanking sam and greg for trusting me to lead the technical team and for their support over the years.

there's never a right time to say goodbye to a place you hold dear, but this moment feels right. our recent releases of speech-to-speech technology and openai o1 mark the beginning of a new era of interaction and intelligence — made possible by your intelligence and craftsmanship. we're not just building smarter models, we're fundamentally changing how ai systems learn and reason through complex problems.

we have taken safety research from the realm of theory to practical applications, creating models that are more robust, aligned, and controllable than ever before. our work has made cutting-edge ai research more intuitive and accessible, developing technology that adapts and evolves based on everyone’s input. this success is a testament to the extraordinary collaboration of our team, and it’s all thanks to your talent, dedication, and your commitment to keeping openai at the pinnacle of ai innovation.

i am leaving because i want to create the time and space for my own exploration. my priority right now is to do everything i can to ensure a smooth transition and maintain the momentum we have built.

i will always be grateful for the opportunity to work and grow with this extraordinary team. together, we have pushed the boundaries of scientific understanding for human well-being. although i may no longer be fighting alongside you, i will continue to cheer you on.

i have a deep gratitude for the friendships we have built, the victories we have achieved, and most importantly, the challenges we have overcome together over the years.