Paul Christiano joins OpenAI board while saying the industry isn't reducing catastrophic risk enough
VraserX · x · 2026-09-12
AI safety researcher Paul Christiano has joined OpenAI's board, despite having publicly stated that the industry — including OpenAI itself — is not currently on track to reduce catastrophic loss-of-control risk sufficiently.
The author argues this is an uncomfortable endorsement, and precisely why his presence on the board matters: someone inside should keep pushing on safety.
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