OpenAI hires Patreon co-founder Sam Yam to lead Creator Product
“We’re going to build together with Creators at OpenAI and share early access to a new set of tools that I think will be critically valuable to Creators and their communities,” Sam Yam wrote on X.
The Patreon co-founder started the company 13 years ago and served as its technology chief. Yam announced on Tuesday that he is joining OpenAI to lead Creator Product. Two former Patreon executives are going with him: Drew Rowny, its head of product, and Shannon Ma, its head of engineering.
Both Rowny and Ma stepped down from Patreon in the past few weeks, The Verge reported.
A pointer to DevDay
Yam did not say what the new tools are. He told followers to pay attention to OpenAI DevDay next week. The developer event is set for Tuesday, 29 September, according to The Verge.
His thread also linked to a post Sam Altman published on 17...
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