AI Engineering

Feb 3, 2026 · Industry Insights

OpenAI’s Internal Power Struggle: GPU Battles and Board Inexperience Shaped the Codex Desktop Release

The article reveals how a 2023 internal email from Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott exposed OpenAI’s board coup, highlighting GPU resource fights between research and application teams, personal clashes among leaders, and governance failures that ultimately influenced the launch of the Codex desktop version.