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OpenAI Head of Infrastructure and Computing Power Resigns, Consultant Remains OpenAI Head of Infrastructure Sachin Karti announced on Wednesday that he will leave his position at the artificial intelligence company for about a year. Carty said in a LinkedIn post that he "decided to move on and build something new" and will continue to support OpenAI in an advisory capacity after the last day on November 15. A spokesperson said that Uday Rudaraju, who has been the chief technology officer of OpenAI computing power, will succeed Kati and lead the company’s overall computing power organization. “Building AI infrastructure at this scale has given me incredible visibility into every dimension of the computing world, from chips and systems to data centers, energy, supply chains, financing, and the economics of AI,” Carty wrote. “I’m extremely proud of what our team has accomplished together and grateful to the partners who helped make it all possible.” OpenAI’s computing power organization is critical to its overall strategy; it is tasked with developing the company’s infrastructure roadmap and ensuring that the company can train and serve models. OpenAI aims to reach a total computing power expenditure of approximately US$600 billion by 2030, and has participated in large-scale multi-billion-dollar data center projects in Ohio, Texas and Georgia. The latest round of leadership changes comes at a tense time for U.S. AI infrastructure. Opposition to data centers is growing amid concerns about noise, electricity bills and water consumption. The issue has become a focus in the upcoming midterm elections, with both Republican and Democratic candidates expressing opposition to the facilities. "I'm proud of what we've built and confident in Uday and the team moving forward," Carty said in a statement. "I'm a builder at heart and I'm looking forward to building new things." According to his LinkedIn profile, Rudharaju joined OpenAI in July last year. He previously served as head of infrastructure engineering for Elon Musk's xAI, which was acquired by SpaceX earlier this year. Carty's departure is the latest in a string of senior executive departures at OpenAI this year. In July, ZXQKEEP8 ZXQ head of product and business Feggie Simo said she would transition into an advisory role to focus on recovery after a "significant exacerbation of a chronic illness." The following month, longtime OpenAI executive Brad Lightcap and former revenue chief Denise Dresser also left the company. OpenAI President Greg Brockman said at the time that he didn’t think the wave of departures was unusual for a young company. Because OpenAI is in the spotlight, "every departure is going to be looked at differently than other companies," he said. "We've been through different eras with a different set of leaders," Brockman said.