Apple has chosen App Retailer chief and former advertising and marketing head Phil Schiller to signify the corporate on OpenAI’s nonprofit board, in line with a report from Bloomberg. Schiller will reportedly get an observer position, that means he can attend board conferences however can’t vote or act as a director.
Final yr, Microsoft additionally joined the board that controls OpenAI in a non-voting observer place. Having each Apple and Microsoft on OpenAI’s board might make discussing plans with both firm extra complicated. As Bloomberg notes, it’s fairly uncommon for Apple execs to take board seats at firms they accomplice with.
The Verge reached out to OpenAI and Apple with a request for touch upon Bloomberg’s report. We’ll replace this story if we hear again.