Intel is losing a vice president in its data center AI group, Saurabh Kulkarni, who is reportedly leaving for a position at chief competitor AMD. Kulkarni, who was involved with the company's Gaudi AI accelerator efforts, officially ended his tenure with Intel on Friday, November 7th, according to sources familiar with the situation. The move underscores the intense competition and talent war in the artificial intelligence chip sector. It comes as AMD has gained ground on AI infrastructure leader Nvidia, securing major customers like OpenAI. Intel, meanwhile, has been reorganizing its data center AI strategy under new leadership after failing to meet revenue expectations for its Gaudi chips in the previous year. Kulkarni's departure is one of several leadership changes within Intel's key AI and data center divisions this year.