TL;DROpenAI merged ChatGPT, Codex, and its API under Brockman, killing side projects to focus on one agentic platform before its IPO.
OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman has permanently taken charge of the company’s product strategy, merging ChatGPT, Codex, and the developer API into a single product organisation. In an internal memo seen by Wired, Brockman wrote that OpenAI will “invest in a single agentic platform and to merge ChatGPT and Codex into one unified agentic experience for all.” The restructuring formalises an interim arrangement that began in early April when Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s CEO of AGI deployment, went on medical leave.
The reorganisation places four pillars under Brockman. Thibault Sottiaux, the engineer who built Codex into one of OpenAI’s fastest-growing products, now leads core product and platform across consumer, enterprise, and developer surfaces. Nick Turley, who oversaw ChatGPT’s expansion to more than 900 million weekly active users, moves to a role focused on enterprise products and critical industries. Brockman retains his existing responsibility for AI infrastructure, including the Stargate data centre programme. OpenAI told TechCrunch that Simo collaborated with Brockman on these changes and is expected to return, though no timeline has been disclosed.
