Fidji Simo leaves OpenAI full-time role to become part-time adviser
Fidji Simo, who was second-in-command at OpenAI, has stepped down from her full-time role after a long health break. She will now help out as a part-time adviser instead.
Simo joined the board of directors in 2024 and became CEO of Applications last year.
Her exit comes just as OpenAI is getting ready for its first public stock offering and working to close the enterprise distance with rivals like Anthropic.
OpenAI builds enterprise tools amid uncertainty
Simo's leadership brought big changes, with top executives reporting directly to her so CEO Sam Altman could focus on research.
Now, with no replacement announced yet and other executives having left recently, there is some uncertainty about what's next.
Still, OpenAI is building stronger enterprise tools and exploring new AI ideas as it heads toward its IPO.