Who is Emmett Shear, the new CEO of OpenAI?

Stepping into such a significant role can't be easy, but Shear appears to have a sense of early priorities. In his announcement post on X early Monday, he outlined three areas of focus for his first 30 days on the job: He said he intends to investigate "the entire process" that brought the company to this point, open lines of communication to partners and OpenAI employees and rebuild the management and leadership teams "in light of recent departures."