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Simo exits OpenAI’s second seat
Jul 9, 2026SOURCE: techcrunch.com
SO WHAT
The window is still open, but every leadership departure at the center of AI slightly increases the odds that the system consolidates before society adapts.
Fidji Simo is stepping down from OpenAI’s No. 2 role. In a field defined by the inversion, senior exits now read as a signal about where control is hardening.
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