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一 |     　　据媒体报道，OpenAI数据中心负责人Chris Malone近日已离开公司，成为这家顶尖AI公司近期接连出现的高管离职事件中的最新一例。    MOSHCHUN, Ukraine -- In the humble backyard of a destroyed house, a 13-year-old chops firewood to get ready for winter. His mother, Tetiana Yarema, has been preparing for months as she remembers last winter’s Russian strikes on the energy infrastructure that plunged Ukraine into darkness.“Those were dark days. I didn’t want anything. I just wanted to pack my things and go abroad,” said Yarema, 48, who says she ended up staying because of her son’s insistence.For the Yarema family, like millions of other Ukrainians touched by Russia’s war on Ukraine, winter is an especially challenging time. The mother and son live in trailers that were set up in their backyard after fighting in the early days of the war destroyed their house in Moshchun, a village about 25 kilometers (15 miles) northwest of Kyiv.“I have a feeling that when the cold sets in, they’ll start bombing again,” the woman said, echoing the sentiments of many Ukrainians. This time, however, they say they are better prepared.Sales of generators exploded toward the end of summer. Some, who can afford it, have invested in solar panels. Others, like Yarema, have been purchasing candles, batteries, flashlights, and portable lanterns and stocking up on compact gas canisters, making the most of discounted prices.“It’s a bit challenging … but I already know what to do,” she said.Last winter was declared the most challenging in the history of Ukraine’s energy system, with over 1,200 missiles and drones fired by Russians at power plants, according to Ukrainian state-owned grid operator, Ukrenergo. The strikes impacted almost a half of Ukraine’s energy capacity. People were forced to endure hours without electricity and water during the coldest months in what Ukrainian officials described as “energy terror."Millions of people across Ukraine had to learn to work, live, and cover their basic needs without relying on electricity.After a lull of six months, Ukraine's energy system sustained its first attack of the season on Sept. 21, resulting in damage to facilities in the central and western regions, Ukrenergo said.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has committed to substantially enhancing air defense systems, which already have demonstrated greater effectiveness than the previous year.“Everyone must play their part in defensive efforts to ensure that Russian aggression does not halt Ukraine this winter. Just as on the battlefield, in all areas, we must be resilient and strong,” Zelenskyy said in a recent address to the nation.Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal recently announced that the United States has allocated $522 million for energy equipment and the protection of Ukraine's infrastructure. “We stand on the threshold of a difficult winter. Thanks to the assistance of our allies, we successfully weathered the last, which was the most challenging winter season in our history,” Shmyhal said.Major retailer Epicenter said sales of generators increased 80% in August compared to the same time last year, and sales of portable charging stations increased by 25 times.Yurii Musienko, 45, another resident of Moshchun, also plans to rely heavily on firewood, and has a wood-burning stove in his compact wooden trailer that has been provided to him for two years, and which sits next to his ruined home. “I’ve already adapted,” he said with a smile. The gates of his home still bear the holes from exploded ammunition that serve as a reminder of when Russian forces tried to seize the Ukrainian capital.“May no one ever have to endure such conditions," said his mother, Valentyna Kiriian, who lives in a separate plastic trailer installed in the same courtyard.She’s dressed in a hat and a coat, with multiple layers of clothing to stay warm. She notes that the cold has already set in, forcing her to sleep fully clothed, much like the previous winter.During the power outages last winter, the mother and son relied on canned food. Occasionally, Valentyna would visit her neighbor, whose house remained intact and had a gas stove for boiling water. “It’s difficult for me to talk about. It pains my soul, and my heart weeps,” she said.Private Ukrainian energy producer DTEK has spent the last seven months restoring its damaged infrastructure and fortifying the protection of its equipment for the approaching winter.The company invested about 20 billion Ukrainian hryvnias ($550 million) to prepare for the upcoming season, and it lost billions of hryvnias because of last year’s disruptions caused by Russian attacks, according to CEO Maxim Timchenko. “We learned our lessons,” Timchenko said.Andrii Horchynskyi, 49. who lives in the village of Maliutianka about 25 kilometers (15 miles) southwest of Kyiv, has invested over $30,000 in recent years to ensure his house is self-sufficient, and ramped up those efforts since Russia's invasion. Last year, he spent $12,000 to install solar panels to help power his spacious house, where other members of his extended family came to stay for the winter — eight of them surviving comfortably.“We had a whole ant heap here,” Horchynskyi recalled.He is convinced the Russians will try to damage Ukraine’s infrastructure for gas, which he thinks will become expensive or even unavailable. So, he has installed a boiler that burns pine pellets. He also stores one and half cubic meters of water in his backyard.“They will bombard even more this winter than the last,” Horchynskyi said.___Dmytro Zhyhinas contributed to this report.___Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine: https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine。　　据悉，Malone于2025年3月加入OpenAI，此前曾在Meta和Google负责数据中心基础设施工作，担任“杰出工程师”。他曾参与负责OpenAI雄心勃勃的基础设施建设计划，其中包括到2030年在算力方面投入约6000亿美元的目标。　　OpenAI发言人在一份声明中表示：“我们近期对基础设施部门进行了重组，以支持业务规模和工作推进速度的提升。

二 | 我们目前拥有一支实力雄厚、经验丰富的数据中心团队，领导架构清晰，并具备执行相关计划所需的技术能力。”　　Malone的离职正值美国AI基础设施发展面临紧张局面之际。随着数据中心建设规模迅速扩大，美国社会对数据中心的反弹情绪也在不断升温。美国全国共和党参议院委员会上周警告称，数据中心问题已经成为整个中期选举周期中的一个“潜在焦点议题”。　　就在本月早些时候，OpenAI营收负责人Denise Dresser突然宣布将离开公司。她担任这一职位还不到一年。就在她宣布离职几天前，OpenAI另一位长期任职的高管Brad Lightcap也表示，将结束自己在OpenAI长达8年的任职生涯，开始新的事业。　　除Dresser和Lightcap外，曾担任OpenAI产品与业务负责人、现任高管Fidji Simo上个月也宣布将离开这一职位，转而专注于管理自己的慢性疾病。今年4月，OpenAI还有另外4名高管离职。

三 | 　　接连不断的高管离职令一些投资者感到意外。与此同时，OpenAI正努力证明其高达8520亿美元估值的合理性，为市场预期中的巨额IPO做准备。OpenAI已于6月秘密向美国证券交易委员会(SEC)提交了招股说明书，但尚未正式公布上市时间。

四 | 　　OpenAI首席财务官Sarah Friar本月在一次全员会议上告诉员工，OpenAI“将在2027年成为一家上市公司”。　　不过，OpenAI总裁Greg Brockman上周淡化了外界对公司高管频繁变动的担忧。

五 | 他表示，他并不认为这一轮高管离职“实际上有多么不寻常”。　　Brockman声称：“我实际上认为，OpenAI与其他组织的不同之处在于，我们始终处于聚光灯下，因此每一名高管的离职都会受到外界审视，而在其他公司，这种情况可能并不会发生。”　　Malone离职之际，OpenAI正加倍投入以确保算力资源。该公司预计到2030年在算力方面的支出已上调至约7500亿美元，高于此前预计的约6000亿美元。

六 | （文章来源：财联社）。

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