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OpenAI AGI Chief Fidji Simo Steps Down Due to Illness

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Verge AI ·

Fidji Simo, OpenAI's AGI chief, is leaving her full-time role to become a part-time advisor due to a neuroimmune condition. She announced the transition on X, following medical leave she began in April. The move leaves OpenAI's AGI team without its top leader.

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Simo's departure is a significant loss for OpenAI's AGI efforts, but the company's deep bench of talent may cushion the blow.
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