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OpenAI Appoints Former NSA Chief Paul Nakasone to Board

Paul Nakasone

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OpenAI appointed retired US Army General Paul Nakasone to its board of directors, tapping his experience in cybersecurity to help the artificial intelligence company protect its technology.

Nakasone, who formerly led the National Security Agency and the U.S. Cyber Command, will join the board’s Safety and Security Committee, a group focused on critical safety and security decisions at OpenAI, the startup said Thursday in a statement on its website.