A profile of OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap, tasked by Sam Altman with striking a deal with Axel Springer, which may offer a road map for additional media deals (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg)

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A profile of OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap, tasked by Sam Altman with striking a deal with Axel Springer, which may offer a road map for additional media deals  —  Brad Lightcap helped seal the startup's deal with publisher Axel Springer.  Now he's experimenting with the company's business model.

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