OpenAI Names Computer Scientist Zico Kolter as New Board Member

The AI startup overhauled its board following the brief ouster of CEO Sam Altman.

OpenAI offices in the Mission District of San Francisco

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OpenAI is adding a new director to its board: Zico Kolter, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University and a researcher who has studied artificial intelligence safety.

The San Francisco-based startup announced Kolter’s appointment in a blog post Thursday, making him the first computer scientist on the company’s recently reconfigured board. In an interview with Bloomberg News, Kolter said he hopes to share his technical expertise with the startup.