Apple’s Phil Schiller Reportedly to Join OpenAI Board

Apple has chosen App Store chief and former marketing chief Phil Schiller to represent the company on the nonprofit OpenAI board, according to a report of Bloomberg. Schiller will have an observer role, meaning he will be able to attend board meetings but will not be able to vote or serve as a director.

Last year, Microsoft also joined the board that controls OpenAI as a non-voting observer. Having Apple and Microsoft on OpenAI’s board could make discussing plans with either company more complex. As Bloomberg notes, it is very rare for Apple executives to hold board positions at companies with which they partner.

On the edge reached out to OpenAI and Apple with a request for comment on Bloomberg report. We will update this story if we hear back.