Overview
- The former UK chancellor will serve as managing director and head of OpenAI for Countries, leading national government relationships for the ChatGPT maker.
- Osborne will be based in London, begin in January, and is leaving his role at Evercore/Robey Warshaw.
- OpenAI describes the initiative as an extension of its Stargate build-out to support democratic-aligned AI ecosystems, covering infrastructure, education and public services.
- The company points to an MOU with the UK and a schools pilot in Estonia, with plans to expand partnerships already announced in Argentina, Australia, Germany and South Korea.
- The hire follows rival Anthropic bringing on Rishi Sunak as an adviser in October, as OpenAI continues to defend lawsuits tied to alleged harms involving ChatGPT.