OpenAI Applications Chief Fidji Simo Steps Down Due to Illness

Fidji Simo is stepping down from her role as CEO of Applications at OpenAI and transitioning to being a part-time adviser due to a chronic medical condition. Simo said in a Thursday (July 9) post on X that she had been on medical leave for three months, that she learned that her road to recovery would be longer and more complex than she had expected, and that she shared her decision to step down with the OpenAI team Thursday. “I’m deeply grateful to [OpenAI CEO Sam Altman ], [OpenAI President an