Summary
- OpenAI has appointed Fidji Simo, former CEO of Instacart and ex-Facebook executive, to be head of its apps business.
- CEO Sam Altman says the appointment will allow him to concentrate on research, computing and the safety of AI.
- Simo oversaw key features such as the News Feed and live video at Facebook.
- At Instacart, she led efforts to take the company public.
- Simo has been an OpenAI board member for a year and will remain CEO of Instacart until a successor is found.
- OpenAI is currently developing an AI app for mobile devices and a competitor to Meta’s X.
- The company recently confirmed it is also building a social network to rival X.
By Emma Roth
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