Alignment researcher Paul Christiano joins OpenAI Foundation board for safety oversight
merettm · x · 2026-09-10
Prominent alignment researcher Paul Christiano announced he is joining the OpenAI nonprofit board, serving on the Safety and Security Committee to support safety oversight. In a personal statement, he cited the recent trajectory of AI capabilities as a key reason.
OpenAI's merettm welcomed the move, noting "we have a lot to do" — a notable governance hire bringing a core safety-community figure into a leading lab's oversight structure.
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