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AI alignment researcher Paul Christiano joins OpenAI Foundation board

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Paul Christiano, an influential AI alignment researcher and advisor at CAISI, has joined the OpenAI Foundation board of directors and its Safety and Security Committee. In a statement, Christiano said the AI industry is currently not on track to reduce the acute loss-of-control risk to an acceptable level.

Coverage timeline

  1. OpenAI Blog
    Paul Christiano joins OpenAI Foundation Board

    Paul Christiano joins the OpenAI Foundation Board and its Safety and Security Committee, bringing experience in AI alignment, safety, and standards.

  2. TechCrunch AITim Fernholz
    OpenAI adds a prominent AI doomer to its board of directors

    Paul Christiano, an influential AI researcher focused on alignment, is joining the OpenAI Foundation as a member of its board.

  3. Techmeme
    Paul Christiano, an AI researcher and advisor at CAISI, is joining the OpenAI Foundation board of directors and its Safety and Security Committee (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)

    Tim Fernholz / TechCrunch : Paul Christiano, an AI researcher and advisor at CAISI, is joining the OpenAI Foundation board of directors and its Safety and Security Committee — Paul Christiano, an influential AI researcher focused on keeping AI systems aligned with human interests and under human control …

  4. Techmeme
    OpenAI Foundation board member Paul Christiano says the AI industry is currently not on track to reduce the acute loss-of-control risk to an "acceptable" level (Paul Christiano/@paulfchristiano)

    Paul Christiano / @paulfchristiano : OpenAI Foundation board member Paul Christiano says the AI industry is currently not on track to reduce the acute loss-of-control risk to an “acceptable” level — I am excited to be joining the OpenAI nonprofit board, serving on the Safety and Security Committee to support safety oversight.