"OpenAI merged ChatGPT, Codex, and its API under Brockman, killing side projects to focus on one agentic platform before its IPO. OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman has permanently taken charge of the company's product strategy, merging ChatGPT, Codex, and the developer API into a single product organisation. In an internal memo seen by Wired, Brockman wrote that OpenAI will " invest in a single agentic platform and to merge ChatGPT and Codex into one unified agentic experience for all. " The restructuring formalises an interim arrangement that began in early April when Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of AGI deployment, went on medical leave."
"The reorganisation places four pillars under Brockman. Thibault Sottiaux, the engineer who built Codex into one of OpenAI's fastest-growing products, now leads core product and platform across consumer, enterprise, and developer surfaces. Nick Turley, who oversaw ChatGPT's expansion to more than 900 million weekly active users, moves to a role focused on enterprise products and critical industries. Brockman retains his existing responsibility for AI infrastructure, including the Stargate data centre programme. OpenAI told TechCrunch that Simo collaborated with Brockman on these changes and is expected to return, though no timeline has been disclosed."
"The consolidation is the culmination of a strategic retreat that began in December when CEO Sam Altman declared a " code red" and told staff the company needed to refocus on its core ChatGPT experience. Since then, OpenAI has shut down Sora, its video generation app, which consumed vast computing resources relative to its revenue and triggered the collapse of a planned $1 billion Disney investment. It shelved its adult mode for ChatGPT after pushback from staff, advisors, and investors. It halted OpenAI for Science. Kevin Weil, head of Sora, and Bill Peebles, who led the product, both departed. The company has described these paused initiatives internal"
OpenAI merged ChatGPT, Codex, and the developer API into a single product organization led by Greg Brockman. The change formalizes an interim structure that began after Fidji Simo took medical leave. Brockman set a direction to invest in one agentic platform and unify ChatGPT and Codex into a single agentic experience. Thibault Sottiaux leads core product and platform across consumer, enterprise, and developer surfaces. Nick Turley shifts toward enterprise products and critical industries. Brockman keeps responsibility for AI infrastructure, including the Stargate data center program. The consolidation follows a December “code red” refocus on the core ChatGPT experience, including shutting down Sora, shelving adult mode, and pausing OpenAI for Science.
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