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Bill Peebles

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Peebles co-invented the diffusion transformer, an architecture that became central to modern AI video generation. He joined OpenAI in 2023 and built and led Sora, its text-to-video system, before announcing his departure in April 2026.

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2023-2026Head of Sora,
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Last editorial review: August 8, 2026

News 1

moveBill Peebles leaves OpenAI

Peebles, who built and led Sora from a two-person effort, said he has decided to leave OpenAI.

April 17, 2026

Citation Trend

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Citation history from Aug 25, '25 to Jun 15, '2610,3738,0545,735Aug 25, '25Jun 15, '26
10,373citations as of Jun 15, '26+4,638 since Aug 25, '25
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