OpenAI’s former chief technology officer Mira Murati is reportedly raising funds from venture capitalists for her new AI startup, as per Reuters sources. According to the report, the new startup by Mira Murati is aiming to build AI products based on proprietary models. However, it is now yet clear if Murati will assume the CEO role at the new venture.
While the talks are in the early stages, the new venture of OpenAI’s ex-CTO could raise over $100 million, given her reputation and the capital needed to train proprietary models, sources told Reuters, cautioning that the figures have not been finalised.
Barret Zoph, a prominent researcher who left OpenAI on the same day as Murati in late September, could also get involved in the new venture, as per Reuters sources.
The report revealed that ‘The Information’ previously reported that Zoph is planning a new startup and that Murati has been recruiting OpenAI employees to join her new venture.
Murati at OpenAI spent over six years spearheading transformative projects like ChatGPT and DALL-E. She was a key figure in OpenAI’s multibillion-dollar partnership with Microsoft.
Murati joined OpenAI in June 2018 and was promoted to CTO in May 2022. Prior to OpenAI, she worked at augmented reality startup Leap Motion and Tesla.
Her sudden resignation from OpenAI in late September was another high-profile exit from the ChatGPT maker as the company undergoes significant changes in its governance, including the removal of the non-profit board’s control. Murati, who was briefly the interim CEO last year when Altman was ousted, said she left to focus on personal exploration.
(with inputs from Reuters)
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