{
  "id": 13054258,
  "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",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-09T06:12:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
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    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/openais-singapore-based-asia-pacific-policy-head-leave-after-6-months"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI's senior Asia-Pacific public policy executive, Lee Sanghyun, will leave the company after six months in his role, according to a source familiar with the situation. Lee joined OpenAI in April following six years at Google, and has been based in Singapore. The reasons for his departure are not yet known. OpenAI did not comment on the matter.",
  "summary": "Reasons for his exit were not immediately clear",
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "OpenAI’s Singapore-based Asia-Pacific policy head to leave after 6 months in job",
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        "published": "2026-10-09T06:12:55.000Z"
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  "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."
}