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Longtime OpenAI executive Brad Lightcap leaves as shakeup at AI lab continues

Brad Lightcap, a longtime executive at OpenAI, has left the company as the AI lab continues a major shakeup, according to CNBC. Lightcap, who served as chief operating officer, was one of the most senior figures at the organization, and his departure marks the latest in a series of high-profile exits.

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Longtime OpenAI executive Brad Lightcap leaves as shakeup at AI lab continues
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