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OpenAI’s AGI boss is taking a leave of absence

OpenAI is undergoing another round of C-suite changes, according to an internal memo viewed by The Verge. Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of AGI deployment - who was until recently the company's CEO of Applications - says in the memo that she will be stepping away on medical leave "for the next several wee...

OpenAI’s AGI boss is taking a leave of absence
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OpenAI is undergoing another round of C-suite changes, according to an internal memo viewed by The Verge.

Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of AGI deployment - who was until recently the company's CEO of Applications - says in the memo that she will be stepping away on medical leave "for the next several weeks" due to a neuroimmune condition. While she's out, OpenAI president Greg Brockman will be in charge of product, including leading OpenAI's super app efforts. On the business side, CSO Jason Kwon, CFO Sarah Friar, and CRO Denise Dresser will take charge.

OpenAI's CMO, Kate Rouch, has also decided to step down in order to focus on her health, …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Originally published at The Verge

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