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# OpenAI’s CEO of AGI Deployment, Fidji Simo, Is Stepping Down

**Source:** Unknown  
**Published:** July 9, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.wired.com/story/fidji-simo-ceo-agi-deployment-openai/  

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- [Overview](#overview)

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## Overview

The move comes after Simo took significant medical leave. She will stay on as a part-time adviser.

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