X’s former top policy chief has taken a job at Tools for Humanity, the company building the tech to support World Network (formerly Worldcoin).
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.
Pickles spent years at Twitter before Musk acquired the company and rebranded it to X, working with regulators to shape proposals and represent the company in global forums. He was promoted in July.
Musk and Pickles’ new boss don’t exactly get along. Earlier this year, Musk sued Altman and OpenAI for allegedly abandoning the AI startup’s nonprofit mission in violation of contractual terms. Pickles declined to comment on the litigation when asked by Reuters.
