OpenAI Poaches Intel’s CTO, Forcing a Strategic Pivot at the Chipmaker

After CTO Sachin Katti left Intel to join OpenAI, CEO Lip-Bu Tan took direct control of the company’s AI and Advanced Technologies divisions. The leadership shift underscores Intel’s determination to stay competitive in the high-stakes AI hardware race dominated by Nvidia. Tan’s hands-on approach and restructuring efforts aim to reassert Intel’s relevance as the company pushes to build chips that can power the next wave of artificial intelligence innovation.