OpenAI Scholars 2020 applications open — third cohort recruitment

AI Impact Summary

OpenAI is launching the third cohort of its Scholars program, signaling a continued expansion of external research collaboration and a larger talent pipeline. This will increase demand on application intake, reviewer bandwidth, and onboarding logistics; teams should prepare scalable processes and clear policy guidance for scholar access and compliance. For product and security teams, anticipate requirements around controlled data access and collaboration terms as new scholars come aboard.