Sam Altman is chief executive of OpenAI. Photo: Reuters
Microsoft has ditched its board observer seat at OpenAI in a move aimed at easing US and UK competition regulators’ concern about the extent of its control over the AI start-up amid the soaring popularity of generative artificial intelligence.
Meanwhile, Apple, which last month said it was bringing OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT to its devices, will not take an observer role on OpenAI’s board after being widely expected to do so, the Financial Times reported, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. Apple did not respond to a request for comment.
