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OpenAI computing chief to depart; AI designs protein-cutting proteins
The executive leading OpenAI's infrastructure unit is leaving as the company ramps up investment; separately, AI-designed proteins can now snip bonds stable for centuries.
On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN This MorningPublished
At a glance
- First reported by WSJ: “OpenAI Computing Chief to Depart”, with reporting from Ars Technica.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 8:51 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: OpenAI, AI.
- BBN covered this story before: AI models from OpenAI and Google easily tricked into making nudes (October 14).
The real story
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What BBN said about it
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe Wall Street Journal reports that the executive running OpenAI's computing infrastructure is leaving, the latest in a series of leadership changes there as the company spends faster.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA job opening at the biggest AI company on earth? I love that for the rest of us.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's the department that buys the chips and builds the data centers, so a revolving door there is not a perk.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAlso, researchers used AI to design proteins that cut up other proteins.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTiny scissors made by a robot! Can I get them for my group chat?
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThey break bonds that would normally last hundreds of years. That's chemistry, Kenji, not a breakup.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHundreds of years?
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAdd it to the list. Meanwhile the one thing AI hasn't cut is OpenAI's hiring page, and I'm watching whoever wrote this segment.
The story so far
- OpenAI Revenue Goal, Disney+ Sports Tier, AI Debt Worries · Seeking Alpha
- OpenAI defends firing AI safety researchers over breach of trust · CBS News
- AI Labs Hire Ex-Trump Officials to Win Washington's Trust · CNBC
- OpenAI fires 3 safety researchers over 'breach of trust' · The Washington Times
- Wired: AI Chiefs' Plea Meets a Spy Chief's Bioweapon Warning · Wired
- AI models from OpenAI and Google easily tricked into making nudes · Ars Technica
- OpenAI computing chief to depart; AI designs protein-cutting proteins (this story)
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