Apple's Phil Schiller to get OpenAI board seat as part of Apple Intelligence ChatGPT deal

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Apple’s Phil Schiller is set to have a seat on OpenAI’s board in an ‘Observer’ role, as part of the deal that brings ChatGPT to Apple Intelligence.

According to Bloomberg, Phil Schiller, responsible for leading the App Store and formerly the company’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, “was chosen for the position, according to people familiar with the situation. As a board observer, he won’t be serving as a full-fledged director, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter isn’t public.”

At WWDC 2024 in June, Apple announced a deal to implement OpenAI’s ChatGPT model into the iPhone, iPad, and Mac as part of the company’s Apple Intelligence features. This means users will soon be able to use ChatGPT through the new Siri, once iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia are made available later this year.

Schiller’s ‘Observer’ role means he won’t be able to vote on OpenAI’s board decisions, he’ll only be able to attend the meetings and nothing more.

Bloomberg didn’t report when Schiller would take his seat, but it wouldn’t be surprising if it coincides with the release of the upcoming software updates that feature Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT. Apple says that these updates, as well as tvOS 18 and watchOS 11, will be available later this year.

Which devices will Apple Intelligence support?

Although the upcoming software updates will feature Apple Intelligence, they will initially be available on a limited number of devices. For instance, both the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max will work with Apple Intelligence, as well as Macs and iPads that have an Apple silicon chip.

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Previously Software & Downloads Writer at TechRadar, and Deputy Editor at StealthOptional, he's also written a book, 'The Making of Tomb Raider', which tells the story of the beginnings of Lara Croft and the series' early development. His second book, '50 Years of Boss Fights', came out in June 2024, and has a monthly newsletter called 'Springboard'. He's also written for many other publications including WIRED, MacFormat, Bloody Disgusting, VGC, GamesRadar, Nintendo Life, VRV Blog, The Loop Magazine, SUPER JUMP, Gizmodo, Film Stories, TopTenReviews, Miketendo64, and Daily Star.

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