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Morning Edition · Thursday, September 10, 2026Published at 2:24 AM EDT · New York
OpenAI Adds Alignment Researcher Paul Christiano to Its Foundation Board and Safety Committee
The appointment lands the same day OpenAI's policy chief published an argument that stronger capabilities require stronger safety evidence and shared standards.
OpenAI named Paul Christiano, an alignment researcher who led that work at OpenAI from 2017 to 2021 and later founded the Alignment Research Center, to the OpenAI Foundation Board and to its Safety and Security Committee, chaired by Zico Ko…
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