OpenAI has hired Uber's Jill Hazelbaker to run corporate affairs, a sign the AI maker is putting more weight on how it deals with the public and officials.
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has hired Jill Hazelbaker away from Uber. She is moving into a new job at OpenAI called chief corporate affairs officer. Axios reporter Mike Allen broke the news, and Techmeme picked it up.
Hazelbaker is currently Uber's president and chief corporate affairs officer. At OpenAI, she takes a new role with the same focus on corporate affairs. She will report to Greg Brockman, an OpenAI leader.
Corporate affairs is the part of a company that handles its public image and its dealings with outsiders. That usually includes the press, the public and government officials. The material does not spell out her exact duties at OpenAI, so that part is left to reasonable guesswork.
A new, senior job like this hints that OpenAI is investing in how it talks to the public and to policymakers. Those conversations can shape the rules for the AI tools many people now use at work and at home.
Until the companies share more, the move is best read as a signal about priorities, not a change to any product you use today.
OpenAI hiring a top Uber executive for corporate affairs suggests it is putting more effort into dealing with the public and policymakers.
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