OpenAI CEO Says ‘Optimistic’ on Global AI Coordination 

Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, leaves an open dialogue with students at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan June 12, 2023. (Reuters)
Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, leaves an open dialogue with students at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan June 12, 2023. (Reuters)
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OpenAI CEO Says ‘Optimistic’ on Global AI Coordination 

Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, leaves an open dialogue with students at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan June 12, 2023. (Reuters)
Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, leaves an open dialogue with students at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan June 12, 2023. (Reuters)

The CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Monday said a tour of capital cities had left him "quite optimistic" about prospects for global coordination on artificial intelligence (AI).

The public face of the startup, backed by Microsoft Corp , has been on a whirlwind tour looking to capitalize on interest in generative AI and exert influence on regulation of the burgeoning technology.

"I came to the trip ... skeptical that it was going to be possible in the short term to get global cooperation to reduce existential risk but I am now wrapping up the trip feeling quite optimistic we can get it done," Sam Altman told students in Tokyo.



Apple Names Insider Sabih Khan as COO

The Apple logo is seen on the Apple store at The Marche Saint Germain in Paris, France July 15, 2020. (Reuters)
The Apple logo is seen on the Apple store at The Marche Saint Germain in Paris, France July 15, 2020. (Reuters)
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Apple Names Insider Sabih Khan as COO

The Apple logo is seen on the Apple store at The Marche Saint Germain in Paris, France July 15, 2020. (Reuters)
The Apple logo is seen on the Apple store at The Marche Saint Germain in Paris, France July 15, 2020. (Reuters)

Apple on Tuesday named insider Sabih Khan as its chief operating officer, taking over from Jeff Williams, as part of a long-planned succession.

Khan, who has been with Apple for 30 years and is currently the senior vice president of operations, will take on the new role later this month, the iPhone maker said in a statement.

Before joining Apple's procurement group in 1995, he worked as an applications development engineer and key account technical leader at GE Plastics.

Williams will continue to report to CEO Tim Cook and oversee the company's design team and Apple Watch.

The design team will report directly to Cook after Williams retires late in the year.