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United News of India
3 days ago
- Automotive
- United News of India
Uday Ruddarraju set to join OpenAI
New Delhi, July 14 (UNI) Uday Ruddarraju, who has resigned from Elon Musk's startup xAI, is set to join OpenAI. Indian-origin Ruddarraju resigned as head of infrastructure engineering yesterday from Tesla Chief's company startup xAI. His resignation comes two days after X CEO Linda Yaccarino announced her resignation just months after the social media platform was acquired by the billionaire's AI startup, xAI. Ruddarraju was instrumental in leading the training of the AI model Grok 3. It is a reasoning-based model that surpassed its previous competitors. Ruddarraju has completed his Master's in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota. He previously worked in engineering roles at eBay and 2024, Uday joined as the head of Infrastructure Engineering of xAI. In a post on X, Ruddarraju praised Elon Musk and his team for their determination to achieve targets. He also pointed to his small efforts at xAI in building the future of AI computers. After resigning from his post, Uday confirmed that he is heading to OpenAI. His departure from OpenAI is a big jolt to xAI central teams, which are working in departments of research and computing. Uday is also credited with the creation of 'Colossus' in his tenure at the company. Colossus is the name given to the massive AI supercomputer developed by xAI. It's currently the world's largest AI supercomputer, located in Memphis, Tennessee. UNI SAS AAB PRS
NDTV
4 days ago
- Business
- NDTV
"Elon, His Teams Are...": Indian-Origin Techie Quits xAI To Join OpenAI
The Indian-origin head of infrastructure engineering at Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI has resigned to join OpenAI. Uday Ruddarraju, who spent over a year at xAI, was instrumental in building Colossus, a massive supercomputer consisting of more than 200,000 GPUs, and in training Grok 3, one of the company's most advanced AI models. "Jensen Huang (Nvidia CEO) was right, Elon and his teams are singular in what they can achieve. Grateful to have played a small part in shaping the future of AI Compute from the inside," he wrote on X on Tuesday, July 8. After an unforgettable ride, I've decided to move on from @xai and yesterday was my last day. When I first joined, I thought everyone was absolutely nuts for thinking we could deploy 100K GPUs in 4 months, especially without a fully functioning site. Watching us go and double… — Uday Ruddarraju (@udayruddarraju) July 8, 2025 Uday Ruddarraju expressed gratitude to Elon Musk and the xAI team for the opportunity to contribute to their ambitious infrastructure goals. "Thank you @elonmusk and everyone at xAI for the rare opportunity to help build something truly foundational with Colossus. It was a privilege to be part of a mission this bold, and to see from the inside what relentless focus and execution really look like," he wrote. "Reporting into Elon and learning directly from him was definitely the best part about working at xAI," he added. Shortly after leaving xAI, Mr Ruddarraju was named among four high-profile hires at OpenAI. The move was announced by OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman in an internal Slack message and later shared publicly. "Excited to join you, Greg Brockman!" he wrote, reposting the announcement. Joining Mr Ruddarraju at OpenAI are David Lau, former senior software leader at Tesla; Mike Dalton, who previously worked at xAI and Robinhood; and Angela Fan, an AI researcher from Meta. The new hires bring deep experience in large-scale computing and AI infrastructure. Both Mr Ruddarraju and Dalton are expected to contribute to Stargate, OpenAI's ambitious infrastructure project aimed at powering the next generation of AI systems. Speaking to Wired, Mr Ruddarraju described Stargate as "a high-stakes infrastructure challenge that aligns well with the kind of ambitious work" he enjoys.
Hans India
4 days ago
- Business
- Hans India
Top engineer quits Musk's AI firm: Joins OpenAI
Washington: Uday Ruddarraju, head of infrastructure engineering at Elon Musk's AI company xAI has resigned from his position. Ruddarraju, who was with the company for just over a year, played a key role in building Colossus — a large-scale supercomputer with over 200,000 GPUs — and in training Grok 3, one of xAI's latest AI models. In a post on X, Ruddarraju confirmed his exit from the company. In the post, he said 'Jensen Huang was right, Elon and his teams are singular in what they can achieve. Grateful to have played a small part in shaping the future of AI Compute from the inside.' Reflecting on his time at xAI, he wrote in the post: 'After an unforgettable ride, I've decided to move on from @xai. When I first joined, I thought everyone was absolutely nuts for thinking we could deploy 100K GPUs in 4 months, especially without a fully functioning site. Watching us go and double that, and most importantly successfully train Grok 3 made me incredibly proud... and very happy to be wrong.'
News18
5 days ago
- Business
- News18
Who Is Uday Ruddarraju? Indian-Origin Engineer Who Quit Elon Musk's xAI To Join OpenAI
Last Updated: Ruddarraju, head of infrastructure engineering at Elon Musk's xAI, resigned after a year. He built Colossus, a supercomputer with 250,000 GPUs, and trained Grok 3 Uday Ruddarraju, the Indian‑origin head of infrastructure engineering at Elon Musk's AI startup xAI, has announced his resignation, marking the end of a landmark year in which he helped build one of the world's most powerful AI systems. At xAI, Ruddarraju spearheaded the creation of Colossus, a supercomputer housing over 250,000 GPUs—one of the largest such systems ever built. He also led the training of Grok 3, the company's latest AI model, overseeing the largest pre‑training run known to date across 100,000 GPUs. Who Is Uday Ruddarraju? Uday Ruddarraju completed a master's degree in computer science at the University of Minnesota before taking up engineering roles at eBay and Robinhood. In June 2024, he joined xAI and X (formerly Twitter) as Head of Infrastructure Engineering. His remit was vast—covering compute, networking, storage, data platforms, production systems, research tools, and data‑centre back‑office operations. Architect Of Colossus And Grok 3 At xAI, his role included building and operating large-scale AI systems, modernising core infrastructure for both xAI and X to boost reliability and developer productivity, streamlining CI/CD pipelines for faster deployment, and debugging performance issues to ensure stable, long-duration training cycles. On 8 July, Ruddarraju announced his departure from xAI through posts on X and LinkedIn. Reflecting on his time at the company, he described the experience as 'unforgettable" and confirmed that his last day had already passed. 'When I first joined, I thought everyone was absolutely nuts for thinking we could deploy 100K GPUs in 4 months, especially without a fully functioning site. Watching us go and double that and most importantly successfully train Grok 3 made me incredibly proud… and very happy to be wrong," he wrote. Ruddarraju also noted that building Colossus and training Grok 3 were among the highlights of his career and moments he would always remember. 'Special thanks to everyone on the infrastructure team who met impossible expectations and the entire research team for your partnership throughout. You're the best! I am certain building Colossus and training Grok 3 are definitely highlights of my career I will remember forever." In his message, Ruddarraju also referenced Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, saying he was right in his praise of Elon Musk and his teams. He described them as 'singular in what they can achieve" and expressed gratitude for having played a small part in shaping the future of AI infrastructure from the inside. He ended his note by hinting at future plans, saying he was 'excited for what's next." view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Mint
5 days ago
- Business
- Mint
‘Jensen Huang was right': Indian-origin xAI executive Uday Ruddarraju resigns, joins OpenAI
Uday Ruddarraju, the Indian-origin Head of Infrastructure at Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has resigned, marking the end of his one-year stint at the Grok creator. In a post on X earlier this week, Ruddarraju announced his resignation and reflected on his time at xAI, saying he did not expect what the company has achieved in such a short time. 'After an unforgettable ride, I've decided to move on from @xai and yesterday was my last day. When I first joined, I thought everyone was absolutely nuts for thinking we could deploy 100K GPUs in 4 months, especially without a fully functioning site. Watching us go and double that, and most importantly successfully train Grok 3 made me incredibly proud... and very happy to be wrong,' he said. Thanking Elon Musk, he said reporting to the billionaire and getting direct teachings from him was the best part of his stint at xAI. 'Thank you @elonmusk and everyone at xAI for the rare opportunity to help build something truly foundational with Colossus. It was a privilege to be part of a mission this bold, and to see from the inside what relentless focus and execution really look like. Reporting into Elon and learning directly from him was definitely the best part about working at xAI,' Ruddarraju said. 'Special thanks to everyone on the infrastructure team who met impossible expectations and the entire research team for your partnership throughout. You're the best! I am sure building Colossus and training Grok 3 are definitely highlights of my career I will remember forever,' he added. Ruddarraju agreed with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's comment on Elon Musk's efficiency. 'Jensen Huang was right, Elon and his teams are singular in what they can achieve. Grateful to have played a small part in shaping the future of AI Compute from the inside.' Following his departure, Ruddarraju joined OpenAI, an AI research and deployment company. His joining OpenAI was announced by the President and Co-Founder, Greg Brockman, who, in a post on X, stated, 'welcome david lau, mike dalton, uday ruddarraju, and angela fan!' Ruddarraju also confirmed his joining OpenAI after he reposted Brockman's post, quoting, "Excited to join you, Greg Brockman!"
