Greg Brockman Officially Takes Control of OpenAI’s Products in Latest Shakeup
Key takeaways
- “We’re consolidating our product efforts to execute with maximum focus toward the agentic future, to win across both consumer and enterprise,” Brockman said in a memo to staff seen by WIRED.
- OpenAI says it’s folding ChatGPT, its AI coding agent Codex, and its developer-facing API into one core product team.
- Two other OpenAI leaders are also taking on larger roles at the company as part of the changes.
Why this matters: a development in AI with implications for how people work, create, and decide.
Photograph: Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP Photo Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Open AI told staff on Friday that it would reorganize the company as part of an ongoing effort to unify its product offerings, WIRED has learned. Open AI cofounder and president Greg Brockman will now lead the company’s product strategy, in addition to his work on AI infrastructure, Open AI confirms to WIRED. Brockman was previously assigned to oversee Open AI products on an interim basis while CEO of AGI deployment, Fidji Simo, was on medical leave; the change is now official.
“We’re consolidating our product efforts to execute with maximum focus toward the agentic future, to win across both consumer and enterprise,” Brockman said in a memo to staff seen by WIRED. Brockman added that OpenAI’s products are naturally converging, and that the company has decided to merge ChatGPT and Codex into one unified experience.
OpenAI says it’s folding ChatGPT, its AI coding agent Codex, and its developer-facing API into one core product team. The company says that Codex is increasingly powering its consumer and enterprise offerings, which are gaining the ability to perform digital tasks autonomously on behalf of users.