<ul><li>OpenAI has appointed Fidji Simo, the current CEO of Instacart, as its first-ever CEO of Applications.</li><li>Simo expressed excitement in joining OpenAI and contributing to its mission, emphasizing her passion for AI's potential to cure diseases.</li><li>Simo, a member of OpenAI's board for a year, will now report directly to Sam Altman, allowing Altman to focus more on research, infrastructure, and safety.</li><li>OpenAI is converting its for-profit arm into a public benefit corporation (PBC) to align better with its mission and the changing AI landscape, also launching OpenAI for Countries initiative to support national governments in building AI infrastructure.</li></ul>

OpenAI Appoints Instacart CEO Fidji Simo to Lead New Applications Division

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