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Fidji Simo steps down from leading OpenAI’s AGI work due to illness
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Fidji Simo announced on X that she is stepping down from her full-time position as OpenAI's AGI chief and will transition to a part-time advisor role. Simo had announced medical leave in April due to a neuroimmune condition. No replacement for the AGI chief role has been named.
