— Seattle space tech government David Azose is now chief know-how officer for San Francisco’s Airtable. Azose joins the database and workflow automation firm from OpenAI, the place he was head of engineering for ChatGPT’s enterprise merchandise.
Azose started his profession at Microsoft, departing the tech large in 2017 after greater than 9 years to take the position of director of engineering at Uber’s Seattle workplace. Azose then labored at DoorDash earlier than going to OpenAI final yr.
“Airtable helped democratize no-code lengthy earlier than it was modern. With the appearance of AI, the chance to amplify that mission feels inevitable and energizing, and I can’t await what’s forward,” Azose mentioned on LinkedIn.
— Microsoft employed former United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as a part-time advisor. He holds comparable titles at Anthropic and Goldman Sachs.
In his Microsoft position, Sunak will present “high-level strategic views on macro-economic and geopolitical tendencies and the way they intersect with know-how and society,” based on data he submitted to the UK’s Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACoBA).
Whereas Sunak mentioned he’ll “not be advising on any UK coverage issues,” a report from ACoBA famous, “As the previous Prime Minister there’s a affordable concern that you possibly can be seen to supply unfair entry to, and affect in, the UK authorities. This threat is heightened given the continued debate and lobbying efforts by massive tech corporations, together with Microsoft, on the strategy to finest regulate AI.”
Sunak’s obligations embrace talking at Microsoft’s annual summit.
Sunak served as prime minister for almost two years, ending in July 2024. He stays a member of Britain’s parliament. Sunak is donating his Microsoft wage to The Richmond Mission, a charity that helps kids and adults with math expertise that he launched together with his spouse Akshata Murty.
— Jonathan Rosenbluth joined Seattle AI startup Oumi as the top of product and go-to-market. He involves the position from the Toronto-based AI mannequin and foundation-building firm Cohere.
Oumi, which goals to open the “black field” of foundational AI fashions to spur innovation, came out of stealth in January and has raised $10 million from traders.
“The staff is world-class, led by Emmanouil (Manos) Koukoumidis and Oussama Elachqar, with deep technical chops and critical ambition,” Rosenbluth mentioned on LinkedIn. “I really feel fortunate to be constructing with them.”
