Paul Christiano Joins OpenAI Board's Safety and Security Committee, Seen as a Landmark Move
AdrienLE · x · 2026-09-10
- Paul Christiano has joined the safety and security committee (SSC) of OpenAI's board of directors.
- Commentators call this OpenAI's biggest safety-related news in a long time: the SSC is deeply involved in and holds approval rights over the company's most important safety decisions.
- Christiano is described as uniquely suited — a leading technical expert who has deeply internalized the civilizational stakes — with hopes this shifts the industry from racing to the brink toward racing to the top on safety.
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