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OpenAI names Instacart leader Fidji Simo as new CEO of Applications
Simo’s appointment may also hint at a broader productization push within OpenAI. Her background at Facebook and Instacart underscores...
Altman was clear to state he will remain the CEO of the entire ChatGPT company, but that the organization’s growing scope across AI research, product delivery, and infrastructure meant it was time for the creation of a new division with its own executive leader. As the company matures from a research-centric entity into a provider of business-critical infrastructure and applications, users may see improvements in product stability, integration support, and roadmap clarity—areas where traditional software vendors have long invested, but newer AI entrants are still catching up. More broadly, the move acknowledges a shift happening across the AI industry: successful adoption increasingly depends not just on model quality or research novelty, but on how well these systems integrate into the operational realities of businesses.
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