OpenAI infrastructure chief Sachin Katti leaves, former xAI exec Ruddarraju takes over
OpenAI’s infrastructure chief is leaving after about a year on the job, and the timing is awkward. Sachin Katti, the executive in charge of OpenAI’s computing capacity, announced Wednesday that he plans to step down next month. His departure lands just as the company ramps up what may be the biggest infrastructure bet in corporate history: roughly $750 billion in spending on computing power through 2030. Katti wrote on LinkedIn that his last day will be November 15 and that he’ll stay on as an adviser. He said he’s leaving to build something new. Uday Ruddarraju, a former xAI executive who became OpenAI’s chief technology officer of compute in July, will take over both the infrastructure and compute businesses and will report to OpenAI president Greg Brockman. ...