Sam Altman just hired a CEO of Applications to help him grow his AI empire

OpenAI announced on Wednesday that Fidji Simo, the chair and CEO of Instacart, will be joining the ChatGPT-maker as CEO of Applications later this year.

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• Sam Altman said he has hired Instacart chair and CEO, Fidji Simo, as his new CEO of Applications.
• Altman said he will remain as CEO, and Simo will start work at the ChatGPT maker later this year.
• Simo has "contributed a great deal" to OpenAI since she joined its board in March 2024, Altman said.