<ul><li>OpenAI has hired Fidji Simo, former CEO of Instacart and head of the Facebook app, as the head of the company's apps business.</li><li>This move allows OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to focus on research, compute, and safety, according to a post by Altman.</li><li>Simo oversaw features like News Feed, Stories, and live video at Facebook, and led Instacart's efforts to go public after becoming its CEO in 2021.</li><li>While serving as an OpenAI board member since last year, Simo will continue as Instacart CEO for a few months until a successor is announced.</li></ul>

OpenAI hires former head of the Facebook app

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