TechCrunch OpenAI announced the departures of Kevin Weil, who headed its science research unit, and Bill Peebles, the creator of the AI video tool Sora. The exits come as the company trims “side quests” and concentrates resources on enterprise AI and its upcoming super‑app. Weil’s team had just released GPT‑Rosalind, a model aimed at accelerating drug discovery, while Peebles cited the need for research space away from the main product roadmap.
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