In the message, Altman explained Simo as bringing “a rare blend of leadership, product and operational expertise” and revealed that her addition to the group makes him “even more optimistic about our future as we continue advancing toward becoming the superintelligence company.”

Simo ends up being the latest prominent female executive at OpenAI following the departure of Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati in September. Murati, who had actually been with the business considering that 2018 and assisted release ChatGPT, left together with 2 other senior leaders and established Thinking Machines Lab in February.

OpenAI’s developing structure

The management addition comes as OpenAI continues to develop beyond its origins as a research study laboratory. In his statement, Altman explained how the business now runs in 3 unique locations: as a research study laboratory concentrated on synthetic basic intelligence (AGI), as a “global product company serving hundreds of millions of users,” and as an “infrastructure company” developing systems that advance research study and provide AI tools “at unprecedented scale.”

Altman discussed that as CEO of OpenAI, he will “continue to directly oversee success across all pillars,” consisting of Research, Compute, and Applications, while remaining “closely involved with key company decisions.”

The statement follows current news that OpenAI deserted its initial strategy to deliver control of its not-for-profit branch to a for-profit entity. The business started as a not-for-profit research study laboratory in 2015 before developing a for-profit subsidiary in 2019, preserving its initial objective “to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits everyone.”