India, July 22 -- In a few weeks, Fidji Simo will take over the reins at artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI, and that too, for a newly created role of CEO of Applications. The former Instacart CEO insists one of her key focus areas will be to get the company's technologies into the hands of more people around the world. Simo, who calls herself a "pragmatic technologist", does seem to be bringing a renewed sense of optimism not just for the AI company, but also for how AI's intersection with its users will unfold.

"I believe AI will unlock more opportunities for more people than any other technology in history. If we get this right, AI can give everyone more power than ever," she writes in a memo, ahead of taking over. But there ...