Professor ERMIRA "MIRA" MURATI

Member of the Academy of Sciences of Albania.

She is an Albanian engineer, researcher, and tech executive. In June 2024, Dartmouth College awarded Murati an honorary Doctor of Science for having "democratized technology and advanced a better, safer world for us all". She served as chief technology officer of OpenAI from May 2022 to September 2024. California, USA.

Murati was born on 16 December 1988 in Vlorë, Albania. At age 16, Murati won a scholarship and attended the Pearson United World College of the Pacific on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, from which she graduated in 2005. Murati studied at a dual-degree program in the United States, receiving a Bachelor of Arts from Colby College in 2011, followed in 2012 by a Bachelor of Engineering from the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. Murati briefly worked for Zodiac Aerospace as an intern before joining electric car company Tesla in 2013. In Tesla she joined as a product manager on the Model X directly after her bachelor's in Mechanical engineering. From 2016 until joining OpenAI in 2018, she worked for augmented reality start-up Leap Motion (now Ultraleap). In 2018, She joined as the VP of applied AI, and partnerships and has since been promoted to CTO in OpenAI , despite having no research background in AI or computer science.

OpenAI Murati joined OpenAI in 2018 as the "VP of Applied AI and Partnerships" in December 2020, and became chief technology officer (CTO) in May 2022.[17] As CTO, she led its work on ChatGPT, Dall- E, Codex and Sora, while overseeing its research, product and safety teams.[13][18][19][20] She oversaw technical advancements and direction of OpenAI's various projects, including the development of advanced AI models and tools. Her work was instrumental in the development and deployment of some of OpenAI's most notable products, such as the Generative Pretrained Transformer (GPT) series of language models. Her work included pushing the boundaries of machine learning while advocating for the responsible and ethical use of AI technologies.
In November 2023, Murati briefly took over as interim chief executive officer of OpenAI following the removal of Sam Altman from the job. She was replaced by Emmett Shear three days later, who was in turn ousted when Altman was reinstated five days after being removed. Following this series of events, Murati returned to her role as CTO.
In September 2024, Murati announced that she was stepping down as CTO to allow her the opportunity to "do my own exploration". In her exit memo, she expressed gratitude towards the OpenAI team and highlighted the success of their recent developments in AI, including speech-to-speech technology and OpenAI's work on "robust, aligned, and steerable" models. This move came amid a wider executive exodus as OpenAI chief research officer Bob McGrew and a vice president of research, Barret Zoph, also announced their departures soon after.

Awards and recognition ● In October 2023, Murati was ranked 57th on Fortune's list of "The 100 Most Powerful Women in Business of 2023".
● In September 2023, when writing for Time's 2023 100 Next list of rising leaders across industries, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella praised Murati's "ability to assemble teams with technical expertise, commercial acumen, and a deep appreciation for the importance of mission". Nadella went on to say, "Mira has helped build some of the most exciting AI technologies we’ve ever seen, including ChatGPT, DALL-E, and GPT-4."
● In September 2024, Murati was included in Time's list of "The 100 Most Influential People in AI 2024".

Publications ● Murati, Ermira (Spring 2022). "Language & Coding Creativity". Dædalus (Journal of the AAAS). 151 (2). Cambridge, MA: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS): 156– 167. doi:10.1162/daed_a_01907. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

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