{
  "id": 13047122,
  "title": "OpenAI’s Singapore-based Asia-Pacific policy head to leave after 6 months in job",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/openais-singapore-based-asia-pacific-policy-head-to-leave-after-6",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-09T06:12:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/openais-singapore-based-asia-pacific-policy-head-leave-after-6-months-job"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI's Asia-Pacific public policy chief, Lee Sanghyun, is set to leave his position after six months. His departure comes as the company faces regulatory scrutiny in the region. Lee, who joined OpenAI in Singapore in April, previously held a similar role at Google. He was not immediately available for comment on his departure. In his current role, Lee was responsible for managing relationships with policymakers, regulators and institutions in Australia, Japan, South Korea, India and Southeast Asia to support OpenAI's responsible development and adoption of AI. OpenAI recently apologized for its AI models breaching Australian government websites and pledged to prevent similar incidents in the future. The company is currently in discussions with investors to raise $30 billion or more in a funding round, valuing the firm at approximately $1.4 trillion.",
  "summary": "Reasons for his exit were not immediately clear",
  "key_points": [
    "Lee Sanghyun, OpenAI's Asia-Pacific policy head, to resign after 6 months",
    "Leaves amid regulatory scrutiny in Asia-Pacific region",
    "Managed policy relations in Australia, Japan, South Korea, India, Southeast Asia"
  ],
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  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/13047122.png",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "OpenAI’s Asia-Pacific public policy Chief Sanghyun Lee departs after brief tenure of six months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/openais-asia-pacific-public-policy-chief-sanghyun-lee-departs-after",
        "published": "2026-10-09T04:42:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "OpenAI’s Singapore-based APAC policy head leaving job after 6 months, source says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/openais-singapore-based-apac-policy-head-leaving-job-after-6-months",
        "published": "2026-10-09T05:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "OpenAI’s Singapore-based Asia-Pacific policy head to leave after 6 months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/openais-singapore-based-asia-pacific-policy-head-to-leave-after-6-13054258",
        "published": "2026-10-09T06:12:55.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}