OpenAIAfter a series of personnel upheavals that saw a number of executives, including the CTO, leave one after another, this company is gradually injecting fresh blood and ushering in new personnel.
Dane Stuckey, formerly Palantir's Chief Information Security Officer, recently announced that he has joined OpenAI as the company's new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). The news came via his social media X on Tuesday night, and he's looking forward to the work ahead.
In his announcement, Stuckey mentioned that security is critical to OpenAI's mission. Ensuring the highest standards of compliance, trust, and security is key to keeping products safe for hundreds of millions of users, he said. He also emphasized that advancing safe artificial intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. He is excited about the new chapter he is about to start and hopes to contribute to the future of safe AI.
Stuckey joined Palantir in 2014, initially as the Detection Engineering and Incident Response lead on the Information Security team. Prior to that, he spent more than a decade in the commercial, government, and intelligence communities working on digital forensics, incident detection and response, and security program development. This background undoubtedly provides a solid foundation for his work at OpenAI.
Palantir's experience working as an AI company with deep relationships with the government may help OpenAI go further in this space. According to Forbes, OpenAI, through its partner Carahsoft, a government contractor, is looking to build a closer relationship with the U.S. Department of Defense. Since OpenAI lifted its ban on selling AI technology to the military in January, the company has partnered with the Pentagon on a number of software projects, including on cybersecurity. Additionally, OpenAI has hired retired Gen. Paul Nakano, former director of the National Security Agency, as a member of its board of directors.
OpenAI has also been bolstering its security team in the recent past. A few weeks ago, the company posted a job listing looking for the head of trusted computing and cryptography to form a new team focused on building a "secure AI infrastructure." This infrastructure will include a number of things such as the ability to protect AI technologies, security tool evaluations, and access controls to improve AI security.