OpenAI’s Fidji Simo Is Taking Medical Leave Amid an Executive Shake-Up | WIRED

Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyOpenAI announced a major reorganization on Friday as the company’s CEO of AGI deployment, Fidji Simo, takes medical leave to focus on her health. OpenAI president Greg Brockman will handle the product teams in Simo’s absence. Simo’s previous title was CEO of applications.Brad Lightcap, the chief operating officer and one of CEO Sam Altman’s top deputies, is transitioning to a “special projects” role. Kate Rouch, the chief marketing officer, is taking a leave of absence to focus on her health. Rouch has been undergoing treatment for breast cancer. When she returns, it will be in “a different, more narrowly scoped role,” according to a note Simo shared with OpenAI staff which was viewed by WIRED.“As I shared when I joined, I had a relapse of my neuroimmune condition a few weeks before starting the job,” Simo said in the note which was sent in OpenAI’s “core” Slack channel. “It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster since, and the last month has been particularly rough health-wise. For my entire time here, I’ve postponed medical tests and new therapies to stay completely focused on the job and not miss a single day of work. I took time off for the first time two weeks before the break for some medical tests, and it's now clear that I’ve pushed a little too far and I really need to try new interventions to stabilize my health.”Simo is expected to take “several weeks” of leave according to her internal post.In his new role, Lightcap wi...