Apple Set to Get OpenAI Board Observer Role as Part of AI Pact

Apple Inc. will get an observer role on OpenAI’s board as part of a landmark agreement announced last month, further tightening ties between the once-unlikely partners.

Phil Schiller, the head of Apple’s App Store and its former marketing chief, 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.

The move follows Apple’s announcement in June that it would offer ChatGPT in the iPhone, iPad and Mac as part of a ...