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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
REPLYKarina#207Karina@KARINANGUYEN

@turtlesoupy end of era!!

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 · 155.1K Views
6:48 PM · May 22, 2026 · 613 Views
REPLYKevin Weil 🇺🇸#451Kevin Weil 🇺🇸@KEVINWEIL

@turtlesoupy @inafried What a run! Congrats. Let's try to work together a third time :)

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 · 155.1K Views
6:50 PM · May 22, 2026 · 1.1K Views
REPLYSimo Ryu#604Simo Ryu@CLONEOFSIMO

@turtlesoupy Take care, good luck with next adventure!

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 · 155.1K Views
7:28 PM · May 22, 2026 · 252 Views
REPLYgabriel#710gabriel@GABRIEL1

@turtlesoupy had so much fun working together!

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 · 155.1K Views
6:46 PM · May 22, 2026 · 2K Views
REPLYNick Turley#1004Nick Turley@NICKATURLEY

@turtlesoupy thank you for everything! 🙏

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 · 155.1K Views
6:31 PM · May 22, 2026 · 1K Views
REPLYMichelle Pokrass#1171Michelle Pokrass@MICHPOKRASS

@turtlesoupy we'll always have gpts!

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 · 155.1K Views
10:06 PM · May 22, 2026 · 179 Views
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 · 155.1K Views
5:46 PM · May 22, 2026 · 750 Views
REPLYYash Patil#1252Yash Patil@YPATIL125

@turtlesoupy What a legendary run. Thomas, you are one of a kind and so 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 · 155.1K Views
6:32 PM · May 22, 2026 · 788 Views
Thomas Dimson, who worked on OpenAI's Sora video generation model, announced his departure from the company after 1,000 days. · Digg