OpenAI loses its AGI chief right after launching agents
fidji simo stepped down from her role leading openai's product and business teams after a medical leave. the departure comes days after the company launched its first autonomous agents and reorganized leadership.
fidji simo has resigned as openai's chief executive of agi deployment, a role she held for less than a year, to focus on treating a chronic illness. simo, who previously led instacart and the facebook app, joined openai to oversee product and business so ceo sam altman could concentrate on data centers and research. her departure follows a broader executive shuffle, with former coo brad lightcap moving to special projects and co-founder greg brockman absorbing product strategy. the leadership changes occur as openai refocuses on core products like the new chatgpt agents, shutters initiatives like sora, and targets a $1 trillion valuation for a 2027 ipo.