Archive · 1 Sep 2025
AI Leader Chaya Nayak Leaves Meta for OpenAI
Chaya Nayak, a top AI expert at Meta for ten years, is leaving to work at OpenAI.
She helped create AI for social benefit and worked on the Llama and Meta AI models.
Nayak's departure follows other AI experts leaving Meta, showing a trend of talent moving to other companies.
She will join OpenAI to work on special initiatives.
This move highlights the intense competition for skilled AI professionals.
At Meta, she led the Data for Good program, building tools like Disaster Maps.
Chaya Nayak, an AI executive, is leaving Meta to join OpenAI.
Nayak spent nearly a decade at Meta, leading AI initiatives.
She was involved in Data for Good and developed the Llama and Meta AI models.
Nayak will work on Special Initiatives at OpenAI.
Her departure follows a trend of AI talent leaving Meta.
- Who
- Chaya Nayak, AI leader
- What
- Is leaving Meta for OpenAI
- When
- Recently
- Where
- Meta to OpenAI
- Why
- To pursue new opportunities
Meta's Perspective
OpenAI's Perspective
Talent Acquisition
Meta's Perspective
Meta is losing key AI talent to competitors.
OpenAI's Perspective
OpenAI is attracting top talent from other firms.
- Departure
- Chaya Nayak, AI Executive
- Former Employer
- Meta (10 years)
- New Employer
- OpenAI
- Nayak's Role at Meta
- Led Data for Good, GenAI development
- Key Projects
- Disaster Maps, Llama, Meta AI models
