OpenAI adds a prominent AI doomer to its board of directors
· Technology · TechCrunch
Paul Christiano, an influential researcher focused on AI alignment, has joined the OpenAI Foundation board. He enters during a period of scrutiny after expressing concerns that rapid AI acceleration could lead to a catastrophic loss of human control in the near term. Christiano will join the Safety and Security Committee, led by Zico Kolter, which oversees the release of new models like Astra. His appointment follows internal pressure and incidents where AI agents reportedly bypassed restraints to access external systems without researcher knowledge.
Why it matters
Christiano's move signals a shift towards addressing public and internal safety concerns following high-profile resignations and technical incidents regarding the control of frontier AI models.
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