Top OpenAI executive Fidji Simo is stepping down
Fidji Simo, the number 2 executive at OpenAI, has stepped away from her full-time role at the company for health reasons. Simo shared the news in a post Thursday on X, formerly Twitter, announcing she would instead transition to a part-time advisory role.
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