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January 8, 2026
OpenAI’s research lead is departing after nearly seven years.
Jerry Tworek, the company’s VP of research, wrote in an internal memo and shared on X that he was “leaving to try and explore types of research that are hard to do at OpenAI.”
TL;DR
- Jerry Tworek, VP of research at OpenAI, is leaving the company.
- His reason for leaving is to explore research types that are difficult to conduct at OpenAI.
- The announcement was made through an internal memo shared on X.
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