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Her leadership has been pivotal as OpenAI expanded and introduced products like ChatGPT. The search for her successor is underway, led by OpenAI&#8217;s Chief Marketing Officer, Kate Rouch. Wong expressed her gratitude for being part of OpenAI&#8217;s journey and looks forward to spending more time with her family while considering her next career move.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hannah Wong, the Chief Communications Officer at OpenAI, has announced her decision to leave the company in January. 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