[Fidji Simo Leaves OpenAI Due to Illness for Two Months, Joins Nscale Board] Beating AI News Flash: Former OpenAI second-in-command Fidji Simo has joined the board of AI cloud provider Nscale. In July of this year, she stepped down from her full-time role at OpenAI due to worsening neuroimmune disease and currently serves as a part-time advisor. Nscale, a compute power partner of OpenAI, recently signed a six-year, $45 billion compute contract with Anthropic. Simo will recuse herself from Nscale board discussions involving OpenAI. Nscale is preparing for an IPO as early as this month. Simo previously led Instacart's IPO in 2023. Nscale board member Sheryl Sandberg invited her to join the board after her departure from OpenAI. [Original Link]