On July 22, news broke that Apoorva Mehta, the former CEO of Instacart, will be joining OpenAI and will officially assume her new role next month. In anticipation of her arrival, Mehta shared her vision for the newly created position of Applications CEO at OpenAI, underscoring the importance of conscientiously building and sharing technology to foster greater opportunities and prosperity. Earlier in May, OpenAI announced that the 39-year-old Mehta would take over operational duties from current CEO Sam Altman, encompassing responsibilities such as finance and product development, thereby allowing Altman to concentrate on broader strategic initiatives.