The founding director of Vanderbilt University’s Institute of National Defense, retired General Paul Nakasone, has been appointed to OpenAI’s Board of Directors as a member of its Safety and Security Committee.
Nakasone previously served as commander of U.S. Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency and chief of the Central Security Service. In addition to his leadership position at the Institute, he is also Distinguished Research Professor of Engineering Science and Management and will serve as special advisor to Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier.
“I look forward to contributing to OpenAI’s efforts to ensure artificial general intelligence is safe and beneficial to people around the world,” Nakasone said in an OpenAI blog post making the announcement.