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TechCrunchJUN 22 2024
OpenAI Appoints Former NSA Chief to Board
Above: JANUARY 31: Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command Army Gen. Paul Nakasone testifies before House committee on China Image copyright: Kevin Dietsch/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
As the longest-serving leader of USCYBERCOM, Nakasone will use his national security expertise to help safeguard American AI so developers can safely distribute it to consumers. AI has the potential to benefit the world, but only if it's free from the prying eyes of bad actors.
Establishment-critical narrative
Paul Nakasone should not be praised in any way. He's the one who oversaw the NSA's illegal mass surveillance of millions of Americans, including by outsourcing its spy tactics to UK intelligence agencies to circumvent US law. No one should trust OpenAI after this decision.