KarenM

Professional Procrastiferctionist| A Forever Novice Runner| Scandalous Grace| All views are my own|

[FC Barcelona @FCBarcelona]

Lamine Yamal becomes the first player under the age of 20 to win both the UEFA European Championship and the FIFA World Cup.

📸 @fifaworldcup

[Carlos Alcaraz @carlosalcaraz]

VAMOOOOOOOS ESPAÑA!!!!!!!!!!! ⭐️⭐️

[KarenM @KarenM____]

@__Shezi I haven’t gotten round to it yet but it’s on my reading pile for the year.

[KarenM @KarenM____]

@__Shezi Perhaps pile was an understatement 🫣

[KarenM @KarenM____]

@DrLungi_Mashele I can’t believe I stayed up for this!

[KarenM @KarenM____]

@Queen_Finxa 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫. You’ve stunned me into silence. You, the owner of the Sorghum Agenda?! Let me go and make my mabele porridge because I can’t…

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

Bravo à l’Espagne pour cette qualification. Merci aux Bleus d’avoir porté nos couleurs avec engagement. La défaite de ce soir est difficile, mais cette équipe est jeune et pleine d’avenir.

[KarenM @KarenM____]

@Queen_Finxa 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.

[Justin Skycak @justinskycak]

Pure intrinsic talent / intelligence / luck are real, but much of what people attribute to them are often just consequences of systematically building capabilities over long periods of time.

[KarenM @KarenM____]

@RobynPorteous @HoneyTellAStory This! And the realisation that their absence is forever. Sending you love and extra grace for each milestone you would have wanted to share with them. The resilience you have displayed through what you share publicly has been remarkable 🫂 💫.

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

Our centre-half at Centre Court 😎 @Wimbledon 🎾

[KarenM @KarenM____]

Such an important reminder. Taking care of ourselves isn’t a detour from our purpose, it’s what makes sustained contribution possible. Thank you for sharing this so openly. Wishing you continued healing and strength on your recovery journey 💫.

[Fidji Simo @fidjissimo]

Today, I shared with the OpenAI team that I have decided to leave my full-time role at OpenAI and transition to being a part-time advisor.

Three months ago, I had to go on medical leave after a severe exacerbation of a chronic illness I’ve lived with for seven years. During that time, it became clear that the road to recovery would be much longer and more complex than I had anticipated—and that I needed to focus on it fully.

When I went on leave, many people told me I was courageous for prioritizing my health. The truth is that I am only making this decision now because I failed to make it many times before.

Over the years, doctors, friends, colleagues, and loved ones encouraged me to slow down. Two years after I got sick, Facebook offered me the opportunity to take a full year of medical leave. I didn’t even pause to consider it. I immediately said no. At the time, Zuck told me I should play the long game. I wish I had listened.

Looking back, I realize that a lot of what made me successful also made this decision incredibly difficult.

I grew up believing that opportunities were precious and that when they appeared, you grabbed them with both hands. That mindset carried me from a small town in southern France to opportunities I never could have imagined. By the time I turned 40, I had already gotten to do more than I’d ever dreamed possible as a kid growing up in Sète.

I love building. My work has always given me a deep sense of purpose. OpenAI in particular felt like a role that my entire career had been building toward, which made this decision even harder.

But what I’m learning now is that grit and endurance are not the only skills required to have impact over decades. Sometimes the harder thing is to stop, listen, and trust that taking care of yourself today makes it possible to contribute for much longer tomorrow.

This experience has also strengthened my conviction about why this work matters.

It has been a jarring experience to spend my days helping build the future while simultaneously navigating a disabling disease that still has no cure.

Over the last seven years, I’ve spent countless hours in doctors’ offices, dealing with symptoms, treatments, insurance, uncertainty, and all the invisible work that comes with being a patient. Like millions of others living with chronic illness, I’ve experienced firsthand how difficult healthcare can be to navigate, even when you have every possible advantage.

More than ever, I believe that some of the most important opportunities for AI lie in helping people solve real problems in their daily lives: their health, their finances, their time and the everyday burdens that shape human experience.

In particular, curing disease is the most important thing AI could accomplish. I’m excited to continue working towards cures through OpenAI but also through my work with @ChronicleBioAI and @CODA_research.

I’m deeply grateful to @sama, @gdb and the OpenAI board for their support during this time and for offering a way for me to continue contributing to the mission without sacrificing my chances of recovery. I’m also so thankful to my team and the many extraordinary colleagues I’ve had the privilege to build alongside.

For now, my focus is recovery. But my belief in the potential of technology to solve deeply human problems has never been stronger.

[KarenM @KarenM____]

@Queen_Finxa Mine simply said, “I guess the heart wants what it wants.” I haven’t recovered.

[KarenM @KarenM____]

@Katli_T I am you. And that’s why I chose to live with old people. When I saw the words quiet time and siesta for Saturday and Sunday afternoons in the body corporate rules, I said sign me up immediately!

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

The heart and desire on show.

@CocoGauff, you'll be back 🫶

#Wimbledon

[KarenM @KarenM____]

@DrLungi_Mashele 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Unfortunately, I’m the aunty that packs Cheerios and pasta. I won’t be held hostage twice. Because what do you mean we’re at the Guggenheim museum and you’ve spotted a playground and now we’re turning the holiday into a playground tour and McDonald’s search.

[Kylian Mbappé @KMbappe]

Une journée au boulot…🇫🇷💪🏽🙏🏽 @equipedefrance

[KarenM @KarenM____]

@__Shezi I’m so happy for you. Looks amazing 🧡💫