UPDATE 1-OpenAI names political veteran Lehane as head of global policy, NYT reports

Reuters · 08/30 23:19
UPDATE 1-OpenAI political veteran Lehane as head of global policy, NYT reports

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- ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has political veteran Chris Lehane as its vice president of global policy, the New York Times reported on Friday.

Lehane, who is a member of the executive team at OpenAI, was a former policy chief for Airbnb ABNB.O and a member of the Clinton White House.

OpenAI did immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

The appointment comes as Apple AAPL.O and chip giant Nvidia NVDA.O are reportedly in talks to invest in OpenAI as part of a fundraising round that could value the Microsoft MSFT.O-backed startup above $100 billion.

Earlier in the day, the Financial Times reported that OpenAI is weighing changes to its corporate structure to become more investor-friendly.




(Reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)

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