Recently, former Meta Executives Irina Kofman will joinOpenAICompany, responsible for overseeing the company's strategic planning.
According to Bloomberg, Kofman will OpenAI Reporting to Mira Murati, technical director of OpenAI, Kofman will initially focus on improving the safety and readiness of AI. Kofman has worked at Meta for five years, most recently as senior director of product management for generative artificial intelligence (AI). Her rich experience will undoubtedly bring new perspectives and strategies to OpenAI.
AI startups like OpenAI are actively recruiting from large tech companies, especially social media platforms.Executives, in order to enhance its competitiveness. For example, OpenAI also appointed Kevin Weil, a former executive of Instagram and Twitter, as chief product officer in June this year, and Sarah Friar, former CEO of Nextdoor, as chief financial officer. At the same time, competitor Anthropic also hired former Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger as chief product officer in May.
However, OpenAI has also recently experienced the departure of some executives, including former co-founder John Shulman and researcher Jan Lake, who both chose to join Anthropic. In addition, another co-founder, Greg Brockman, also announced earlier this month that he would take a leave of absence until the end of 2024. He said on social media that this would be the first time he had truly relaxed since co-founding OpenAI nine years ago.
