OpenAI names former xAI executive Uday Ruddarraju to lead infrastructure

OpenAI: OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research and deployment company developing advanced AI systems and models. It has named former xAI executive Uday Ruddarraju to lead its infrastructure and compute businesses, including data center operations. Uday Ruddarraju: Uday Ruddarraju previously served as an executive at xAI with focus on AI infrastructure. He has joined OpenAI to head its infrastructure and compute divisions, supporting the company's data center and computing capabilities. Leadership: OpenAI appointed a former xAI executive to lead its data center computing unit. Infrastructure Focus: The hiring reflects OpenAI's efforts to strengthen its internal compute and data center operations.