OpenAI's Brockman calls executive exodus "not that atypical"

OpenAI president Greg Brockman has dismissed the concern over the wave of senior executives departing the company, saying it is “not that atypical.”

According to Brockman, the concern is only due to the company’s popularity. Individuals within the company also claim that the reshuffling is needed and welcome.

Why does it matter that OpenAI is losing its executives? 

Speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” OpenAI President Greg Brockman argued that the departures of OpenAI’s executives only create such a buzz because the company is “so much in the spotlight,” and that it would be different if it were a smaller company. 

He framed the departures as routine for a company that keeps reinventing itself, but stated that he and chief executive Sam Altman are constants. The two co-founded OpenAI with others in 2015.

Most recently, OpenAI’s chief revenue officer, Denise Dresser, left after less than eight months in the job. Two days before that, Brad Lightcap, an eight-year OpenAI veteran and former operating chief, said he was moving on to start something new. 

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