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Thomas Dimson, who worked on OpenAI's Sora video generation model, announced his departure from the company after 1,000 days.

Dimson previously authored Instagram's core recommendation algorithms and founded Global Illumination.

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OPwill depue#254will depue@WILLDEPUE

@turtlesoupy you brought a lot to openai thomas! best of luck with whatevers next

10:23 AM · May 22, 2026 View on X
REPLYBrydon Eastman#1250Brydon Eastman@BRHYDON

@turtlesoupy Wow what a run, dude! Excited to see what you do next.

Thomas DimsonThomas Dimson@turtlesoupy

Just out; 1,000 days at OpenAI and today is my last. Leaving with awe ✌️

5:18 PM · May 22, 2026 · 36.5K Views
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Thomas Dimson, who worked on OpenAI's Sora video generation model, announced his departure from the company after 1,000 days. · Digg