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Another OpenAI Executive Beams Up to 'Something New,' Leaving the Rest of Us to Guess
OpenAI's Brad Lightcap exits for 'something new,' joining a parade of execs fleeing the AI lab as it prepares for IPO and cuts 'side quests.'
2026-08-11
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