Fidji Simo, chief executive officer of Instacart Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg Studio 1.0 interview in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, March 3, 2022.
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Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s product and business chief, on Thursday announced she is stepping down from her role at the artificial intelligence company to focus on recovery after a “severe exacerbation of a chronic illness.”
Simo was diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, or POTS, in 2019, and she stepped away from OpenAI in April for a medical leave. OpenAI President Greg Brockman took over product responsibilities in Simo’s absence.
“When I went on leave, many people told me I was courageous for prioritizing my health,” Simo wrote in a post on X on Thursday. “The truth is that I am only making this decision now because I failed to make it many times before.”
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