OpenAI ernennt ehemaligen NSA-Chef zum Vorstand und erweitert Lobbying-Team weltweit

“OpenAI has appointed Paul M. Nakasone, a former head of the National Security Agency (NSA) and a retired army general, to its board of directors, the company announced yesterday.

Nakasone joins the company’s Safety and Security Committee that was announced by [CEO Sam Altman](https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/openai-ceo-sam-altman-seeks-trillions-in-funding-to-enhance-chip-industry-for-ai-report/article67828572.ece) in the end of May. 

“Paul M. Nakasone brings world-class cybersecurity expertise to OpenAI’s Board of Directors, helping us deliver on our mission by protecting our systems from increasingly sophisticated bad actors,” the company said in a blog statement. 

The AI firm has been building a new Board of Directors and hiring executives since multiple former members resigned after Altman’s firing last year. 

Meanwhile, the Microsoft-backed company is also building a global team of lobbyists to influence regulators and politicians as scrutiny over the technology grows, a report by Financial Times stated.

A source from OpenAI told the outlet that members of its global affairs team had increased from three at the start of last year to 35. The company intends to push the number to 50 by the end of 2024.”