Fidji Simo steps down from leading OpenAI’s AGI work due to illness

Fidji Simo is stepping down from her full-time role as OpenAI's AGI chief to transition into a part-time advisory position. This decision follows a period of medical leave due to a chronic neuroimmune condition.
Why it matters
The departure marks another significant leadership change at OpenAI during a period of internal reorganization and strategic focus on agentic AI platforms.
OpenAI’s Fidji Simo is departing her full-time role as the company’s AGI chief and is transitioning to being a “part-time advisor,” she said on X.
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