In the early morning of June 14,OpenAIThe official website announced that Paul M. Nakasone, a retired four-star general of the U.S. Army, former commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, former director of the National Security Agency, and former director of the Central Security Bureau, has joinedBoard of Directorsand safety committee.
Nakasone will bring his decades of practical military cybersecurity experience to OpenAI, providing security advice for ChatGPT, GPT-4o, and the latest models under development, ensuring user data privacy and cybersecurity, and ensuring that OpenAI moves towards AGI in the right way.
Last month, the departure of OpenAI co-founder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever and security director Jan Leike dealt a huge blow to the security of products such as ChatGPT.
At the same time, Jan also complained on social platforms that OpenAI does not attach importance to product safety at all, and is driven by commercial interests to drive product development, which may lead to very serious consequences.
Subsequently, OpenAI established a safety committee on May 29 to respond to Jan's remarks and address product network security issues.
The committee is responsible for the safety and advice of all OpenAI's product projects and cutting-edge models, and is led by board members Sam Altman, Bret Taylor, Adam D'Angelo and others.
The addition of Nakasone will further consolidate the security of OpenAI's product matrix and is also an important commitment to the security and privacy of user data.
A brief introduction to Nakasone
According to the U.S. Department of Defense website, Nakasone was born in 1963 in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, USA. He graduated from St. John's University and is a Japanese American. In 1986, he began his military career as an intelligence officer through the U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps program.
During his military career, Nakasone participated in campaigns in Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries, and received honors such as the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal.
Nakasone worked in various intelligence and cyber sectors in his early career, and his abilities and contributions gradually became apparent, especially in the areas of cyber warfare and information operations.
In 2016, Nakasone was appointed commander of the U.S. Army Cyber Command and promoted to lieutenant general, responsible for leading and strengthening the U.S. Army's defense and combat capabilities in cyberspace.
In 2018, Nakasone was appointed Director of the National Security Agency and Director of the Central Security Bureau, and was promoted to four-star general.
On February 1, 2024, Nakasone announced his retirement and was replaced by Timothy D. Haugh.
Nakasone is known for his calm decision-making, deep technical background and commitment to national cybersecurity. He emphasizes cross-departmental cooperation and promotes a number of innovative initiatives to enhance the United States' defensive and offensive capabilities in cyberspace.
Nakasone's leadership is not only reflected in the strategic level, but also in specific execution and technological innovation. He emphasizes the cultivation of cybersecurity talents and advocates diverse and inclusive team building to cope with the complex and ever-changing cyber threat environment.
It has also promoted the research and development and application of advanced technologies, such as big data analysis and artificial intelligence, to enhance the ability to collect, defend and analyze network intelligence.