Published April 3, 2026 at 8:22 PM
The Verge
Apr 4, 2026, 6:00 AM
OpenAI’s AGI boss is taking a leave of absence

OpenAI is undergoing another round of C-suite changes, according to an internal memo viewed by The Verge. Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of AGI deployment - who was until recently the company's CEO of applications - says in the memo that she will be stepping away on medical leave "for the next several weeks" due to a neuroimmune condition. While she's o…
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