Kat Garson
San Francisco Bay Area
7K followers
500+ connections
View mutual connections with Kat
Kat can introduce you to 10+ people at OpenAI
or
New to LinkedIn? Join now
By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy.
View mutual connections with Kat
or
New to LinkedIn? Join now
By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy.
About
Activity
7K followers
-
Kat Garson reposted thisKat Garson reposted thisAI is starting to help solve real issues in healthcare for patients and doctors. OpenAI’s Head of Health Dr. Nate Gross, MD and Health AI Research Lead Karan Singhal join Andrew Mayne to discuss how we're building new models and products to meet the world's health needs. https://lnkd.in/dr9D6-8i
-
Kat Garson posted thisHi LI fam - it's been a minute :) I wanted to pop in here to share that I have the privilege of leading Data Science hiring at OpenAI, and we’re hiring across Ads, B2B, Growth, FinEng, Codex, GTM, Infra + Scaling, StratFin, Marketing, ML Analytics/Model Measurement, Integrity, Safety Systems, Preparedness, User Ops, Consumer Product, and ChatGPT (+ more). We’re at a moment where AI is moving from experimentation to real‑world infrastructure, and OpenAI is scaling quickly across many critical areas. Data science plays a uniquely central role in that - helping determine what gets built, how systems are evaluated, and ultimately what “good” looks like for products and systems used by millions of people. We’re looking for exceptional data scientists - both Super ICs and leaders- those who thrive in ambiguity, can turn messy signals into structure, and want to build in frontier, zero‑to‑one product areas. These are high‑impact roles for builders who enjoy tackling hard problems in fast‑moving, often undefined environments. If this sounds like you, or someone you know, please send me an email at katg@openai.com Please use a subject line like “Data at OpenAI [Growth]” so I can route your candidacy to the best member of my team dedicated to that area. Friendly heads up that I’m focused exclusively on Data hiring at this time. Thank you!
-
Kat Garson reposted thisKat Garson reposted thisChatGPT just crossed 900M weekly users and 50M paying subscribers. The part I find most interesting is seeing how differently people use it. For a lot of people, ChatGPT is where they start with AI – writing, building, doing research, planning trips, shopping, or getting tasks done. January and February were also the strongest months for subscriber growth we’ve seen. As more people use ChatGPT, we learn faster too. That shows up in the product: quicker responses, better reliability, and answers that feel more natural. Thanks to everyone using ChatGPT and sharing feedback along the way – it plays a direct role in how we keep working to make ChatGPT even better.
-
Kat Garson reposted thisKat Garson reposted thisToday we’re rolling out a new version of ChatGPT Images, powered by our most capable image generation model yet. Images now generate up to 4x faster, with stronger instruction following, more precise edits, and better preservation of details like composition, lighting, and likeness across iterations. We’re also introducing a dedicated Images experience in ChatGPT to make creating and experimenting quicker and more intuitive. It’s rolling out to all ChatGPT users starting today. https://lnkd.in/gPiV6VPR
-
Kat Garson reposted thisKat Garson reposted thisToday we’re introducing GPT-5.2 in ChatGPT, our most advanced model series for professional work. GPT-5.2 Thinking is designed to help with real, economically valuable tasks — the kind of work professionals do every day: building spreadsheets and presentations, writing and reviewing production code, analyzing long documents, coordinating tools, and executing complex projects from start to finish. GPT-5.2 Instant, Thinking, and Pro are beginning to roll out to all tiers today, starting with paid plans
-
Kat Garson reposted thisKat Garson reposted this💥 Today we’re launching GPT 5.2, OpenAI’s most powerful model ever. It’s the most advanced model for coding, professional work, long-running agents. Moreover, we believe GPT-5.2 is the world’s best model for assisting and accelerating scientists. We’ve been working closely with scientists across math, physics, biology, and CS to learn where models help – and where they still fall short. With GPT-5.2, the gains are becoming more consistent and reliable: https://lnkd.in/gJDRqygH GPT 5.2 achieved: * 92.4% on GPQA Diamond (PhD-level questions across a range of sciences) * 40.3% on Frontier Math (up from GPT 5.1's 31% just a month ago!) * 70.9% on GDPval, assessing professional work across 44 occupations GPT-5.2 also helped resolve an open problem in statistical learning theory. The model was given the open problem, and solved it directly. @MarkSellke verified it and wrote it up—worth a read here! https://lnkd.in/gtYv7qp9 Taken together, these results are early but encouraging signs that frontier models can meaningfully accelerate scientific work – and we’re excited to keep pushing to make them better and more useful across domains.
-
Kat Garson posted thisToday will mark my first day at Cisco where I'll be helping the company with exec hiring initiatives. Although the company and opportunity is a dream, I ultimately accepted because of the incredible human beings I met during my interview process. So thankful to the wonderful folks at Cisco - I cannot wait to begin this chapter and collaborate with such a talented group of people. And so much love and gratitude to my community for the unwavering support and for the efforts to get me in front of compelling opportunities. I've never been more ready to get back to it, and make an meaningful impact. THANK YOU more than I can thank you. -Kat
-
Kat Garson reacted on thisKat Garson reacted on thisThanks everyone for giving the new ChatGPT images a try!
-
Kat Garson reacted on thisKat Garson reacted on thisDan Zigmond is joining Dojo as an investor and advisor. Dan leads meditation retreats at some of the top institutes in the world and has a background in technical leadership at Google, Meta, and Apple. That combination is rare, and aligned with what we’re building. Felt like a natural fit from the first conversation. More here: https://lnkd.in/gQQCJHn3 Good to have you with us, Dan.
-
Kat Garson reacted on thisKat Garson reacted on thisAfter 3 incredible years, I am leaving OpenAI at the end of next week. I shared my decision with the OpenAI leadership team at the start of the month and here is a shorter version of what I shared with my team earlier this week. === Hi Team, I have decided to leave OpenAI. The last three years have been an incredible journey that felt more like ten. Leading the b2b engineering team has been an enormous privilege. With the recent/upcoming product launches, this felt like the right time to step back. I will also fondly remember my prior role leading the Applied Engineering team, from when it was ~40 people on a single floor in the 575 office, when I first started. We shipped some of the fastest-growing products in history, like ChatGPT and the API, with no real playbook to guide us. This was only possible because of the incredible team we built - you are the most passionate, dedicated, and hard-working colleagues I have ever worked with. You all have inspired me so much, and I’m so proud of what we have built together. I can’t thank you enough! I am so grateful to Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and Fidji Simo and the rest of the OpenAI leadership for this opportunity of a lifetime. I will cherish this time forever during this historic period for technology and society, and I wish you all the very best for the future. I am looking forward to spending some much-needed time with my aging parents in India before deciding what’s next. Thanks again. It has been a privilege to be on this journey with you. ===
-
Kat Garson reacted on thisKat Garson reacted on thisCisco IQ is generally available. 🎉 This one is personal! As the PM leader for Cisco IQ, watching this go from concept to a product in the hands of customers and parnters worldwide has been one of the most meaningful experiences of my career. What brings me the most joy is that we're finally giving customers and partners something they've never had before — a truly proactive experience. Not reactive. Not break-fix. Proactive. Liz Centoni captured it perfectly: "The organizations that will lead the AI era are not the ones with the biggest budgets. They are the ones whose infrastructure works for them, not the other way around." That's what we built! Cisco IQ fuses 40 years of Cisco expertise with agentic intelligence — giving IT leaders real-time clarity on their environment before problems escalate, before outages happen, before vulnerabilities are exploited. The signal is there. Now someone is always looking. If you're a Cisco Support or Professional Services customer, you already have access. No new budget needed. The question is whether you're using it. Huge thanks to the CX Leadership for their partnership, collaboration and guidance throughout the journey! Liz Centoni Bhaskar Jayakrishnan Carlos Pereira Eric Knipp Adele Trombetta Jacqueline Guichelaar Buffy Ransom Lavanya Gopalakrishnan Emma Carpenter Read Liz's full announcement 👉 https://lnkd.in/gDMha2dU #CiscoIQ #AI #AgenticAI #ProductManagement #AIInfrastructure #CiscoAI #InnovationCisco IQ Is Generally Available. Here’s What That Actually Means.Cisco IQ Is Generally Available. Here’s What That Actually Means.
-
Kat Garson reacted on thisKat Garson reacted on thisIt’s been a long and VERY rewarding journey getting here and the day has finally come. After more than 40 years of building, persevering, growing, failing and achieving, today is the day that I begin the transition to retirement! I have had experiences unlike any I could have imagined at the start, I’ve lived, worked and place in some of the most amazing places on earth and I’ve had the greatest of privileges to have had interactions and relationships along the way that have informed, influenced, inspired and ultimately shaped who I am today and I am forever grateful for each and every one of them and each and every one of you. Thank you! Now I will look to return as much as I can to the next generation as I make way for even greater achievements. Excited about the rich tapestry of amazing experiences ahead. Onward!
-
Kat Garson reacted on thisKat Garson reacted on thisA new chapter begins at Adobe! 🎨 13 years at Meta is a long time, and saying goodbye was definitely bittersweet. I’m so grateful for the leaders I had the privilege to partner with and the lifelong friends I made along the way. Thank you for everything—I’m leaving with a very full heart. That said, I’m thrilled to share that I’ve officially joined the Executive Search team at Adobe! As I wrap up my first week, I’m already blown away by the culture here. Beyond the innovation, the team has been so warm and welcoming—it truly feels like a community. I’ve always admired Adobe’s blend of creativity and tech, and I’m so excited to help build the leadership teams that will drive what’s next. To my network: Thank you for all the support during this transition. I can’t wait to see what this next chapter brings—and if you’re a leader looking to build something incredible at Adobe, let’s connect! #AdobeLife #NewBeginnings #ExecutiveSearch #Gratitude
-
Kat Garson reacted on thisKat Garson reacted on thisI attended day one of Stripe Sessions, and it was a fabulous conference. It was so much fun to see new product launches and run into so many familiar faces. 💙 One moment that unexpectedly stood out was the fireside with Patrick Collison and surprise guest Sam Altman. About fifteen minutes into the conversation, a gentleman walked in from the back of the room with a guitar and began singing in peaceful protest about the use of AI in music. It was thoughtful, respectful, and deeply human. He actually had a really good voice, and the room listened to the brief 1-2 minute disruption. Sam and Patrick both paused and Sam yelled back "we love music"! The potential for AI is endless- especially with tools like Codex and the rapid acceleration of new capabilities focused on efficiency, enablement, and unblocking human progress. AI can help w/ scientific breakthroughs, expand access to intelligence, and solve incredibly hard problems. Sam and Patrick discussed accelerating discoveries and cures for complex diseases, including investments in the Arc Institute that are doing incredible work advancing biomedical science and technology. (https://arcinstitute.org/) But as we move faster into this future, I also hope we protect the parts of life that are beautifully uniquely human- our art, our music, our creativity, and our stories. All in all, it was a thoughtful day, a meaningful conversation between two old friends, and a unexpected little reminder that technology and humanity must continue to evolve together. 💙
-
Kat Garson reacted on thisKat Garson reacted on thisGrateful and relieved to share that my EB1A Visa green card petition for extraordinary ability in Data & AI has been approved by US: I am now a permanent resident. What i feel right now is mostly relief, since I had a tab open in my brain that i can now close. My 15-year immigration journey below: --- I came to the U.S. as a graduate student. Graduated. Found a job. Learned how many employers could not sponsor international students. Had two years on OPT at the time. Tried the H-1B lottery a few times. Didn’t get picked. Got picked once, then hit an RFE. It didn’t work out. Then came nine months of searching. A lot of almosts. A lot of no’s. A lot of trying to make the next step work before time ran out. At one point, I had seven days left. One cap-exempt opportunity finally opened. For a full year, I lived out of Airbnbs. Weekly bookings, because I didn’t know when the outcome would come or where I would need to be next. My significant other was here. My friends were here. The life I was building was here. So we made it work long distance. East Coast. West Coast. Eventually, the H-1B lottery worked out. Then life moved again. A major reorg. A manager change. More uncertainty. Travel home was never simple. Visa appointments were hard to find when I actually wanted to travel. Layoff news always landed differently. The 60-day clock was never really out of mind. Then the six-year H-1B clock started to matter. We had our first kid. We were planning for a second. Both would be U.S. citizens, but even that started to feel less certain in the public conversation around birthright citizenship. That changed something for us. It was not just about my job anymore. It was about our family, our ability to plan, and the country our kids would grow up calling home. That was the push I & my wife (Rinu Budhbhatti) needed to seriously pursue EB-1A. This became a second job for us on nights and weekends. More forms. More evidence. More waiting. Gather the proof. Write the story. Ask for letters. Document the impact. Rewrite. Reorganize. Explain the work in a way the system could understand. And now the card is here. 🧵comment section has folks that helped me immensely through the EB1A journey and I am deeply grateful for their support. --- keep going ✌️ —- Photo 1: Green card document received! Photo 2: My ~600 page petition
Experience
Education
Recommendations received
6 people have recommended Kat
Join now to viewView Kat’s full profile
-
See who you know in common
-
Get introduced
-
Contact Kat directly
Other similar profiles
Explore more posts
-
Phillip Reese
Klaviyo • 23K followers
TA leaders everywhere are grappling with the same question – how do we genuinely embed AI into our hiring process to drive real impact? For us at Klaviyo, the answer has become incredibly clear: BrightHire has been, hands down, one of the most transformative additions to our recruiting toolkit. It's been instrumental in helping us: ✅ Operationalize consistent and equitable interviews across the board. ✅ Arm hiring teams with actionable, real-time feedback, cutting through the noise. ✅ Elevate our overall hiring quality bar, all without ever slowing us down. In an environment as high-growth and high-expectation as ours, BrightHire isn't just a notetaker; it's become a critical, strategic layer in how we hire. It's helping us scale interview excellence. Excited to see more teams really lean into this kind of technology during this AI-first transformation. Benjamin Sesser Theodore Chestnut
148
16 Comments -
Jamie Leonard
The Recruitment Events Co. • 21K followers
Most TA events are built for scale. (We know, we own the biggest one! 😀 🎪) RLX US (April - Chicago) is built for impact. This is a closed group of 30 enterprise Talent Acquisition leaders — deliberately curated so everyone in the room operates at a similar level of scope, complexity, and influence. No vendor-led content. No exhibition floor. No sitting passively in the back of a ballroom. Instead, the format is designed around participation and peer exchange. You’ll take part in: • Interactive workshops • Facilitated roundtable discussions • Small-group problem solving • World-class keynote sessions Including sessions from John Vlastelica — bringing practical, immediately applicable insight for modern TA leaders. Because the group is small and senior, the conversations go deeper. You’re not just listening to content — you’re pressure-testing ideas with other enterprise TA leaders: How are you structuring your teams? Where are you investing (or cutting) in tech? What’s actually moving the needle? And MOST IMPORTANTLY, what’s failed? And the value doesn’t stop when a session ends. The informal conversations between workshops, over coffee, and during the evening socials are often where the most honest insight is shared. Alongside this, you’ll have structured 1:1 meetings with a select group of solution partners — giving you a time-efficient way to explore new approaches in a controlled setting. No automatic follow-up. No endless sales cycles. If you want to continue the conversation, you choose to. It’s two days designed to give you: ✅ A trusted peer network ✅ Practical insight you can implement ✅ Clarity on the market ✅ And thinking space away from the day-to-day If you’re an enterprise TA leader who values depth over scale, RLX US is designed for you and is completely free to attend. Message me to find out more.
39
-
Winston Casey
Freelance • 2K followers
AI is becoming table stakes in recruiting — sourcing, screening, scheduling, matching. But speed isn’t the problem hiring teams are trying to solve right now. Quality, consistency, and regret are. When AI is introduced without clear role definition, decision criteria, and leadership accountability, it amplifies noise instead of reducing it. Technology doesn’t fix unclear thinking. It exposes it. The organizations that will win aren’t those that automate hiring the most — they’re the ones that combine AI efficiency with human accountability, clarity, and intent. Speed gets attention. Judgment builds teams that last.
28
4 Comments -
Sarah Tilley
37K followers
Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati's AI startup Thinking Machines Lab officially closed a $2B seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Nvidia, Accel, ServiceNow, CISCO, AMD, and Jane Street. With billions in funding, Murati may have enough of a war chest to train frontier AI models, but Thinking Machines Lab has an uphill battle to catch up with other AI labs. It’s likely banking on novel research breakthroughs to set it apart; however, that’s an increasingly difficult task as Meta, Google DeepMind, Anthropic, and OpenAI invest billions in their own research teams. https://lnkd.in/gYfEUxQy
41
-
Kaitlyn Knopp
Pequity • 19K followers
I've been sitting on this update for just over a week.. We officially launched an Admin “View As” feature inside Pequity Comp Cycles (𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 👉 https://lnkd.in/etkwdbTg) — built from real pain points I faced leading comp at Instacart, Cruise, and Google. 1. This means comp admins can switch into any planner’s view instantly 2. This means you stay right in your admin dashboard – zero extra clicks (previously admins had to exit their dashboard). 3. This means spotting potential issues before planners even log in – proactive wins that save time, and keep cycles smooth. 4. And… this might just be the simplest fix that's eluded comp tech for years, so… feels cool to solve it. Also, I have a surprise for you. 👇 I’ve put together a comprehensive Compensation Cycle FAQ + Manager Response Bank—to help guide managers through tough pay conversations and answer employee questions with consistency. It includes ready-to-use conversational scripts for 1:1s + written comms (built from best practices across leading Total Rewards teams). 💬 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 “𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁” and I'll send you the link to the Google Doc.
105
342 Comments -
Aiba George
Suki • 41K followers
Read about how our very own Akshay Kore, Senior Design Manager at #Suki, shared thought-provoking insights at Cypher 2025 on the future of AI product design. The future of AI will go beyond chat boxes and move towards smooth, invisible experiences by helping people without making things complicated.
8
-
Glen Wesley
Crintell Technologies • 2K followers
🔍 Why Searching Directly on Job Boards Finds Better Candidates Than Using Aggregated API Searches In today’s fast-paced recruiting landscape, automation is essential—but not all automation delivers the same value. If your recruiting team is relying on aggregated API searches provided by job boards, you might be leaving high-quality candidates on the table. Here’s why searching directly within a job board’s native platform yields more relevant candidates than consolidated or API-based searches. 🧠 1. Native Search Algorithms Are Smarter (and Evolving Faster) Each job board (like Dice, Monster, CareerBuilder, or Indeed) invests heavily in fine-tuning its internal search engine. These platforms continuously optimize results using proprietary algorithms that factor in: Search behavior patterns - Resume freshness and engagement metrics - Keyword-context matching - Real-time profile activity When using a job board’s own UI, you benefit from all of this. But when accessing resumes via an API, you get a watered-down, generalized dataset—often lacking these contextual layers. 🔍 2. APIs Are Limited by Design While APIs are convenient, they’re built for interoperability, not discovery. APIs usually provide only a subset of candidate data due to privacy and performance constraints. Resume parsing and keyword matching are simplified—meaning relevance scores and rank ordering are often lost. Real-time results can lag or get cached, showing outdated or less-engaged candidates. In contrast, direct search taps into the most current and complete candidate pool—with richer filtering and sorting options. 🎯 3. Better Boolean, Filters, and Relevance Controls When your recruiters use the job board interface directly, they can: Customize Boolean strings with more precision - Use advanced filters (by skills, titles, locations, work authorization, etc.) - Dynamically adjust queries based on instant feedback from results APIs may expose some filters—but rarely all. That missing granularity leads to broader, less useful results. 💬 4. You Miss Platform-Specific “Signals” Certain platforms reward interaction: - Viewed profiles bubble to the top - Recent activity signals higher intent Premium filters help surface passive but highly qualified candidates These nuanced cues rarely get exposed through an API—and they make all the difference in fast-paced recruiting. ✅ The Bottom Line If your recruiting workflow relies solely on aggregated search APIs, you’re likely getting quantity over quality. For strategic roles or urgent openings, direct platform search consistently delivers more targeted, up-to-date, and actionable results.
5
Explore top content on LinkedIn
Find curated posts and insights for relevant topics all in one place.
View top content