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OpenAI hires Trump's AI architect and Google's Shazeer
OpenAI is hiring for its stock-market debut on two very different fronts. One is the research lab. The other is Washington.
TL;DR
- OpenAI is hiring Dean Ball, a former White House AI policy advisor, to lead a new Strategic Futures team.
- Ball was a main author of the Trump administration's "AI Action Plan" and will focus on policy aspects of AI.
- The company also recently hired Noam Shazeer, a co-lead at Google's AI division and co-inventor of the transformer.
- These hires coincide with OpenAI's preparation for a stock market debut, following significant spending.
- OpenAI's recruitment of a former government AI policy architect suggests a strategic focus on legislative and regulatory landscapes.
- The hiring of Ball comes as OpenAI navigates investigations and competitor challenges, positioning the company to leverage policy insights.