OpenAI Appoints Former Uber Exec As Compliance Officer To Oversee Regulatory Issues

Artificial intelligence startup OpenAI appointed Scott Schools as the company’s chief compliance officer on Tuesday.

“Scott’s deep expertise will further strengthen our team’s ability to deliver beneficial AI technology while continuing to operate with the highest integrity standards and adapting to rapidly evolving regulatory environments,” Che Chang, OpenAI’s general counsel, said in a statement.

Scott brings decades of legal expertise in both the public and private sectors.

He was Associate Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he influenced national legal strategies and provided guidance on ethical issues to the Department’s leadership.

Most recently, he was the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at Uber Technologies UBER, directing the company’s approach to complex regulatory landscapes.

Scott has also worked as a U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California and South Carolina.

Today, Microsoft Corp MSFT-backed OpenAI also appointed Dr. Aaron “Ronnie” Chatterji as its first Chief Economist.

In this new role, Chatterji — a Duke University professor of business and public policy — will lead research into how AI will influence economic growth and affect job creation. 

He has held the position of CHIPS coordinator for the Biden White House, managing the implementation of the $52 billion CHIPS and Science Act.

Additionally, he served as Acting Deputy Director of the White House National Economic Council and as Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Previously, he was a senior economist on President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers and contributed to various statewide advisory commissions on economic policy in North Carolina.

Last month, Mira Murati, OpenAI’s chief technology officer, exited OpenAI. Two other top OpenAI executives, Chief Research Officer Bob McGrew and another research leader, Barret Zoph, also left.

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