“If we get this right, the IA can give everyone more power than ever,” wrote Simo, hitting a hyper-optimic tone, according to a copy of the memo seen by Wired. “But I also realize that those opportunities will not magically appear alone.”
Simo currently works as CEO of Instacart. Previously, he spent a decade in Meta, where he went from being a product manager on the company’s news feed at the head of the product for the Facebook app. In the last year, Simo has been the member of the Board of Directors of Openi. In his reminder, Simo said he will begin his role as an Opeeni manager “in a few weeks”. He will mark directly to CEO Sam Altman.
The main role of Simo will be to guide the startup commercial and operational teams, according to Altman announcement Rental information in May. He will be responsible for the translation of the research by Openai in products practicable such as chatgpt, the bees (which developers use to build their tools at the top of Openni technology) and corporate tools and guarantee of high -profile corporate partnerships.
In the memo, Simo outlines his thought on how the IA will have an impact on knowledge, health, creative expression, economic freedom, time and support. It promotes some common ideas that paint a rosy picture of AI: tutor of customs, better health data, greater opportunities for creative expression, earnings of efficiency from automation and emotional support based on artificial intelligence (a hotbarly debated subject).
“My business coach Katia has been transforming for my career and I joked with her over the years in which everyone needs a” katia in your pocket “, Simo wrote.” Personalized coaching was obviously a privilege reserved for some, but now with chatgpt it can be available for many. “
The reminder reads as a declaration of mission, not only for the division of applications, but for the wider bet of Openai: which can build tools that seem personal and indispensable as a search engine or a smartphone. In the memo, Simo positions Openi’s products such as the great equalizer that breaks down the barriers of society to knowledge, income and emotional clarity, although he will actually see him to see.
“Artificial intelligence can compress thousands of hours of learning in personalized intuitions provided in a simple language, to the rhythm that is adapted, which responds to our level of specific understanding,” writes Simo. “He does not only answer questions: he teaches us to ask ourselves better. And helps us to develop trust in areas that once felt opaque or intimidating, growing both personal and professional level.”
The reminder also suggests Openi’s vision for emotional companions. In the closing section, Simo writes that artificial intelligence coaches “can be available every day, take advantage of their full understanding of all aspects of your life to help you support you and bring your subconscious schemes to your conscience”.
That idea goes hand in hand with the hardware device that Openii is creating with the famous designer Jony Ive, which the Wall Street Journal shown It will be “fully aware of an environment and a user’s life”. Altman no Exhausted as a flat-out saying that the company hopes to build an artificial intelligence similar to the film His, Where a lonely man who has just come out of a failed marriage turns into a virtual companion named Samantha. This, of course, has also brought Altman to hot water, since critics note that the film is more an ammonia story than a commercial opportunity.
The reminder was a lot on the brand for an Openi manager: optimistic and based largely on future promises. While Altman, the head of Simo, works to coordinate some of the most futuristic ideas, such as Stargate And artificial general intelligence, Simo will work to pair the complicated startup of the startup to real tools for consumers.
“If the IA can help people really understand themselves, it could be one of the greatest gifts we could ever receive,” writes Simo.
Update: 21/07/2025 14:45 EDT: Wired has clarified that Fidji Simo is still CEO of Instacart and will formally join Openi next month.
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