As you may recall from our recent reports, OpenAI recently experienced significant changes within its management, and one of the company’s key figures, Mira Murati, resigned from OpenAI. It appears Murati has no plans to rest.
Murati to compete with OpenAI with a $100 million investment!
According to the latest information from Reuters, Murati is currently in talks with venture capital funds for a new AI venture. Sources suggest that this new venture could raise over $100 million in its first round of funding. Of course, this amount is just the beginning…
The experienced executive, well-known in the industry, aims to establish a company focused on developing proprietary AI models. While this move signals that she may pursue a different strategy from OpenAI’s open-source approach, if her startup succeeds, we can expect her to expand into other AI-related areas as well.
Before joining OpenAI in 2018 as VP of Applied AI and Partnerships, Murati held key positions at tech giants such as Tesla and Leap Motion. During her five-year tenure at OpenAI, she played a pivotal role during critical periods of the company. She was promoted to CTO in 2022 and briefly served as interim CEO during last year’s Sam Altman crisis.
In a statement on social media platform X, Murati said, “OpenAI has fundamentally changed how AI systems learn and solve complex problems.” She announced her departure with the words, “I want to create time and space for my own research.” Her immediate dive into new projects has already excited the AI world.
What do you think about this venture? Do you believe Murati and her future company could rival OpenAI?
