OpenAI has hired the former Chief Financial Officer of xAI

BlockBeats News, September 16, according to CNBC on Tuesday, OpenAI has hired Mike Liberatore, former Chief Financial Officer of Elon Musk's xAI, as the commercial CFO of the AI startup, responsible for overseeing its massive infrastructure spending. He will start work on Tuesday.

At Elon Musk's xAI, Liberatore helped raise $10 billion and approved a large-scale data center expansion plan before leaving at the end of July. Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were once friends but have now become fierce rivals, resulting in intense legal disputes. (Zhitong Finance)