OpenAI poaches Patreon co-founder to lead Creator Product
openai hires patreon co-founder sam yam to lead creator product division, aiming to build ai tools for creators.
openai has hired sam yam, co-founder of patreon, to lead a new creator product division. yam is leaving patreon after 13 years and bringing two colleagues, drew rown and shannon ma, to openai. the team will build tools that combine ai with human creativity, addressing concerns that ai threatens creators. a first look at these tools may come at openai devday next week. this move signals openai's effort to improve relations with creators and develop ai that complements human work.