OpenAI Appoints Retired General Paul Nakasone to Board and Safety Committee

Jun 13, 2024, 10:06 PM

OpenAI has appointed retired U.S. Army General Paul M. Nakasone to its board of directors. Nakasone, who served as the head of the National Security Agency (NSA) and U.S. Cyber Command from 2018 to 2023, brings extensive cybersecurity expertise to the board. He will also join OpenAI's newly formed Safety and Security Committee. Nakasone's appointment is seen as a strategic move to bolster OpenAI's defenses against sophisticated cyber threats and to address concerns about the rapid development of AI technologies.