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OpenAI’s Fidji Simo Defends AI Spending as Compute-Driven, Details Safety and Jobs Push

Her first interview as applications chief sets a safety-first roadmap, pairing workforce support with a call for pro-innovation policy in Europe.

Overview

  • Simo says the surge in AI investment reflects a severe shortage of computing power to meet user demand, calling compute the most strategic resource.
  • OpenAI’s consumer roadmap includes parental controls and planned age detection to direct adolescents to less-permissive models.
  • To support workers, the company is offering AI certifications and has launched a job platform to connect people with emerging opportunities.
  • Product expansion features Sora 2 for text-to-video generation and a vision for assistants that proactively plan and take actions, such as making bookings.
  • She urges European leaders to move from regulatory intent to concrete measures that expand access, training and trust in AI.