What happened?
OpenAI has brought its compute and infrastructure operations under one roof. The company has put Uday Ruddarraju, who ran infrastructure at Elon Musk's xAI until July 2025, in charge of the unit.
Who is leaving and who is staying?
Sachin Katti, who had been overseeing infrastructure and led the $30bn Georgia build, will leave the role within weeks. Katti will remain at the company as an adviser.
Why it matters
Data centre capacity for training and running AI models has become the centre of competition in the industry. By consolidating this area under a single executive, OpenAI signals that it wants its compute investments managed faster and from one place.
Ruddarraju's xAI background shows the company is betting on an executive with hands-on infrastructure experience. Katti's departure points to a transition period in the management of large-scale data centre projects.
