OpenAI’s AGI boss is taking a leave of absence

The Verge
By Hayden FieldApr 3, 2026, 4:22 pm182 ptsTrendingTop
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…

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