OpenAI’s chief communications officer, Hannah Wong, has announced she will leave the company at the end of January. Wong, who joined the firm in 2021 from Apple, expanded the communications team from a handful of staff to over 50 across multiple continents. In her absence, communications vice president Lindsey Held Bolton will assume interim leadership while chief marketing officer Kate Rouch leads the search for a permanent replacement. The announcement coincides with the recent addition of former UK chancellor George Osborne as head of OpenAI for Countries and comes amid a period of ambitious product rollouts and strategic projects at the AI firm. Read more →

Meta announced a reshuffle of its artificial intelligence leadership, highlighting the appointment of a new head of Products and Applied Research and the addition of a top technical expert to its AI team. The company also confirmed a temporary pause on hiring across its Meta Superintelligence Labs, except for business‑critical roles, as it plans headcount growth through 2026. Existing leaders such as Yann LeCun remain in place, while others see their reporting lines adjusted. The changes signal a strategic pause while Meta evaluates future AI investments. Read more →