Intel CEO to oversee its AI efforts after executive departs for OpenAI

Intel said connected Monday its CEO Lip-Bu Tan would oversee the chipmaker’s artificial quality efforts aft the firm’s main exertion serviceman departed for ChatGPT shaper OpenAI.

Sachin Katti, who has led Intel’s AI efforts since a absorption reorganisation astatine the chipmaker successful January, said connected societal media tract X that helium had joined OpenAI.

“We convey Sachin for his contributions and privation him each the best. Lip-Bu volition pb the AI and Advanced Technologies Groups, moving intimately with the team,” Intel said successful a statement.

“AI remains 1 of Intel’s highest strategical priorities, and we are focused connected executing our exertion and merchandise roadmap crossed emerging AI workloads,” the institution added.

OpenAI President Greg Brockman said connected X that Katti would beryllium “designing and gathering our compute infrastructure, which volition powerfulness our (artificial wide intelligence) probe and standard its applications to payment everyone.”

OpenAI did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.