Microsoft ditches OpenAI board observer seat amid regulatory scrutiny

Microsoft has ditched the board observer seat at OpenAI that has drawn regulatory scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic, saying it was not necessary after the AI start-up’s governance had improved significantly in the past eight months.

Apple, which last month announced bringing OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT to its devices, would not take the observer role on OpenAI’s board after being widely expected to do so, the Financial Times reported, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. Apple did not respond to a request for comment.