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OpenAI Restructures Leadership, Discontinues Sora Ahead of IPO

4/18/2026

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OpenAI announced on April 17, 2026 the departures of Kevin Weil (led OpenAI for Science), Bill Peebles (oversaw Sora video app), and Srinivas Narayanan.
OpenAI is decentralizing the OpenAI for Science initiative by distributing leadership across other teams.
OpenAI is shifting toward enterprise AI, consolidating resources, and discontinuing Sora, which was losing $1 million per day, as it prepares for an initial public offering.

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OpenAI announced on April 17, 2026 the departures of Kevin Weil (led OpenAI for Science), Bill Peebles (oversaw Sora video app), and Srinivas Narayanan.
OpenAI is decentralizing the OpenAI for Science initiative by distributing leadership across other teams.
OpenAI is shifting toward enterprise AI, consolidating resources, and discontinuing Sora, which was losing $1 million per day, as it prepares for an initial public offering.