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Intel CEO Leads AI Push After Top Tech Officer Departs for OpenAI
11 Nov
Summary
- Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to oversee AI efforts after CTO Sachin Katti leaves for OpenAI
- Katti, who led Intel's AI work, joins OpenAI to design and build its compute infrastructure
- Intel says AI remains a top strategic priority as it struggles to compete with Nvidia in data center AI chips
In a significant leadership change, Intel Corporation has announced that its CEO Lip-Bu Tan will now oversee the company's artificial intelligence efforts. This move comes after Intel's chief technology officer, Sachin Katti, departed the chipmaker to join OpenAI, the company behind the popular ChatGPT.
Katti, who had been leading Intel's AI initiatives since a management reorganization in January, announced his move to OpenAI on social media. OpenAI President Greg Brockman stated that Katti will be "designing and building our compute infrastructure, which will power our (artificial general intelligence) research and scale its applications to benefit everyone."
Intel has acknowledged Katti's contributions and wished him well in his new role. The company emphasized that AI remains one of its highest strategic priorities, and Tan will work closely with the team to execute on the technology and product roadmap across emerging AI workloads.
Intel has struggled to keep pace with rivals like Nvidia in the data center AI chip market. While Intel's central processors are used in AI server systems, the company has yet to produce a data center AI chip that can rival the silicon designed by Nvidia and manufactured by Taiwan's TSMC.
The departure of Katti is the latest in a series of high-profile executive exits since Tan took over as Intel's CEO in March. The company has been working to turn around its fortunes, but the loss of key talent like Katti could pose a challenge as it seeks to bolster its AI capabilities.
