Sachin Katti, who has been leading Intel’s AI initiatives since the chipmaker’s management reorganization in January, announced on X that he has joined OpenAI.
Katti wrote: “Excited for the opportunity to work with @gdb, @sama and the @OpenAI team on building out the compute infrastructure for AGI! Very grateful for the tremendous opportunity and experience at Intel over the last 4 years leading networking, edge computing and AI. Privilege of a lifetime to have worked closely with @LipBuTan1, @PGelsinger and @nickmckeown1“
OpenAI president and co-founder Greg Brockman welcomed the former Intel exec to the company by posting: “Incredibly excited to work with him on designing and building our compute infrastructure, which will power our AGI research and scale its applications to benefit everyone.”
In a statement, Intel said its CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, would oversee the company’s AI efforts, following Katti’s departure.
“We thank Sachin for his contributions and wish him all the best. Lip-Bu will lead the AI and Advanced Technologies Groups, working closely with the team.”
“AI remains one of Intel’s highest strategic priorities, and we are focused on executing our technology and product roadmap across emerging AI workloads,” the company added.
Following the announcement, Intel’s shares increased nearly 1% in premarket trading on Tuesday.
By CEO NA Editorial Staff
