Fidji Simo, the CEO of Instacart, will join OpenAI as Application CEO later this year, as confirmed by OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman. Simo, a board member at OpenAI, brings extensive experience in product management and monetization from roles at Meta and Instacart, the latter of which she recently led to a public offering. Altman noted her qualifications for overseeing the applications team, which handles how OpenAI's research is implemented in the real world. Simo will remain chair of Instacart's board during a transition period.
"Joining OpenAI at this critical moment is an incredible privilege and responsibility. This organization has the potential of accelerating human potential at a pace never seen before and I am deeply committed to shaping these applications toward the public good."
"Applications brings together a group of existing business and operational teams responsible for how our research reaches and benefits the world, and Fidji is uniquely qualified to lead this group."
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