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OpenAI to cut back on side projects to focus on core business, WSJ reports

By Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2026 | 7:00 PM

March 16 (Reuters) – ChatGPT-maker OpenAI’s top executives are finalizing plans ​for a ‌major strategy shift to refocus the company around coding and business ‌users, ​the ⁠Wall Street Journal ⁠reported on Monday.

Fidji Simo, chief of applications at OpenAI, previewed ​the changes to employees in ⁠an all-hands ⁠meeting, telling them ​that leaders including ​CEO Sam Altman and ‌chief research officer Mark Chen were actively looking at ⁠which areas to deprioritize, the Journal said, adding ⁠that ‌they expect to ⁠notify staff ​about ‌the changes in ​the coming ⁠weeks.

OpenAI declined to comment.

(Reporting by Fabiola Arámburo in Mexico City; Editing by Alan ​Barona)