Steve Jarrett, Orange’s chief AI officer since 2019, will join the Claude maker in Paris in late August to adapt its products for European and African markets.
The head of artificial intelligence at the French telecoms group Orange is leaving to join Anthropic, a hire that lands squarely inside the US company’s push into Europe.
Steve Jarrett, Orange’s chief AI officer since 2019, confirmed he had accepted a job at the maker of the Claude models, though he did not disclose his new title.
Jarrett will start on 25 August and be based in Paris, according to a LinkedIn post, Reuters reported. His brief, at least to begin with, is to help Anthropic “better understand and adapt” its products to the needs of the European and African markets. After more than six years running AI for a European carrier, he arrives knowing the terrain Anthropic is trying to cover.
The 💜 of EU techThe latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol' founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It's free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!Orange is not being left without a successor. The day before the move surfaced, the operator named Usman Javaid, currently chief product and marketing officer at its B2B arm Orange Business, as group chief AI officer, effective 1 September, TelecomTV reported.
