Kevin Weil, OpenAI's former chief product officer who recently led the company’s new AI workspace for scientists called Prism, announced his exit on Friday. The departure coincides with OpenAI’s decision to dissolve Prism, folding its roughly 10‑person team into the Codex division. The move is part of a broader effort to streamline product offerings and focus on enterprise and coding tools as the company prepares for an IPO. OpenAI also confirmed the launch of GPT‑Rosalind, a suite of models aimed at accelerating life‑science research. Read more →

OpenAI announced that Bill Peebles, the head of its experimental video‑generation project Sora, and Kevin Weil, the vice president of AI for Science, are leaving the company. Their departures come after OpenAI shelved Sora and began consolidating research groups into core product teams, signaling a shift toward coding tools and enterprise‑focused artificial‑intelligence services. Read more →