OpenAI's Fidji Simo Steps Down While Battling Chronic Illness

Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of AGI Deployment, shared Thursday that she was stepping down from her role amid a battle with a chronic illness. The businesswoman issued the update in a lengthy statement posted on X, where she confirmed that she would be transitioning to a part-time advisor position. "Three months ago, I had to go on medical leave after a severe exacerbation of a chronic illness I've lived with for seven years," she wrote. "During that time, it became clear that the road to recovery would be much longer and more complex than I had anticipated-and that I needed to focus . . .