Former Shopify executive Glen Coates has joined OpenAI as head of its app platform, where he will oversee the integration of third-party applications into ChatGPT. Coates previously served as vice-president and head of core product at Shopify, a discipline closely guarded by CEO Tobi Lütke.
He joined the commerce company through its 2019 acquisition of Handshake and departed earlier this year. At OpenAI, Coates will help position ChatGPT as a central interface for tasks such as browsing listings or creating playlists. Shopify has since named former Cohere executive Eric Hu as its new principal designer.
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