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CEO of Applications, OpenAI · Jan 5, 2026 · Post, Closing the capability gap

This explicitly does not mean it’s the app people spend the most time on, but it should be the app that delivers the most value.

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Fidji Simo, CEO of Applications, OpenAI
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Closing the capability gap
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Platform-shift
Company
OpenAI
Source
fidjisimo.substack.com/p/closing-the-capability-gap

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