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Former X policy chief joins Sam Altman’s Tools for Humanity


X's former top policy chief, Nick Pickles, has taken a job at Sam Altman's Tools for Humanity cryptocurrency startup.

Nick Pickles, previously head of global affairs at X, Elon Musk’s social media platform, will serve as chief policy officer for Tools for Humanity, which OpenAI CEO Sam Altman co-founded five years ago. Pickles revealed the move in a Reuters interview published on Thursday, adding that he was “optimistic” about incoming president Donald Trump’s tech regulatory proposals. Earlier this year, Musk sued Altman and OpenAI for allegedly abandoning the AI startup’s nonprofit mission in violation of contractual terms.

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