OpenAI Hires Intel’s AI Chief Sachin Katti to Strengthen AGI Compute Infrastructure

OpenAI has hired Intel’s Chief Technology and Artificial Intelligence Officer, Sachin Katti, to lead its compute infrastructure division. Katti announced his departure from Intel in a post on X (formerly Twitter), confirming he will focus on “building out the compute infrastructure for artificial general intelligence (AGI)” at OpenAI. The move was also confirmed by OpenAI’s president and co-founder, Greg Brockman, highlighting the company’s growing investment in large-scale AI infrastructure.

OpenAI’s decision to bring Katti onboard aligns with its ongoing push to expand and optimize the data center infrastructure powering its advanced AI systems, including ChatGPT. The company has committed hundreds of billions of dollars toward securing and developing high-performance computing capacity. Beyond powering its own models, OpenAI also plans to offer computing resources to external partners, positioning itself as a major player in the AI infrastructure market.

For Intel, Katti’s departure comes at a critical time. The semiconductor giant has struggled to keep pace with rivals such as NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), both of which have capitalized on the global AI boom that has transformed the tech industry over the past few years. Despite its efforts to regain momentum in the AI chip race, Intel continues to face challenges in adapting to the rapid growth of generative AI technologies.

Katti’s move marks another example of top tech talent shifting toward companies leading the AI revolution. As OpenAI accelerates its mission to develop AGI, experienced leaders like Katti will play a crucial role in shaping the compute backbone that makes the next generation of intelligent systems possible.