Retired US Army General Paul Nakasone joins OpenAI’s board of directors

US artificial intelligence giant OpenAI announced on Thursday that retired US Army General Paul M. Nakasone has joined its board of directors. The company hopes to capitalise on Nakasone’s expertise in cybersecurity as it continues to pose challenges for the field of artificial intelligence.

Nakasone will join the board’s Safety and Security Committee, OpenAI announced. “The panel is entrusted with making recommendations on critical safety and security decisions for all OpenAI projects and operations,” the company said in a blog post.