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Former head of NSA joins OpenAI board
#OpenAI has appointed Paul M. Nakasone, a retired general of the US Army and a former head of the National Security Agency (NSA), to its board of directors.
Nakasone, who was nominated to lead the NSA by former President Donald Trump, directed the agency from 2018 until February of this year.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/13/24178079/openai-board-paul-nakasone-nsa-safety
scumbags of a feather flock together. #GenerativeAI #techbros #SamAltman
Former head of NSA joins OpenAI board
OpenAI has appointed Paul M. Nakasone, a retired general of the US Army and a former head of the National Security Agency, to its board of directors.Jay Peters (The Verge)
#OpenAI adds #Trump-appointed fmr #NSA director to its board
OpenAI has tapped fmr US Army general & #NationalSecurity Agency dir Paul M. Nakasone to join its board of directors, the continuation of a reshuffling spurred by CEO #SamAltman’s temp ousting in Nov.
#Nakasone, a Trump appointee who took over the NSA in 2018, will join the board’s #Safety & #Security Cmte, which OpenAI began in late May to evaluate & improve policies to test models & curb #abuse.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/13/openai-board-paul-nakasone-nsa/
OpenAI adds Trump-appointed former NSA director to its board
Paul M. Nakasone joins OpenAI’s board following a dramatic shakeup, and as tech companies add talent with military expertise.Cat Zakrzewski (The Washington Post)
Maven Imported 1.12 Million Fediverse Posts
A recent investigation by Liaizon Wakest revealed that Maven, a new social network founded by former OpenAI Team Lead Ken Stanley, has been importing a vast amount of statuses from Mastodon without anSean Tilley (We Distribute)
Instructive to read #Maven's #About page and see who's behind it.
Here: https://www.heymaven.com/about
Selected excerpts from "Who is behind Maven?"
"CEO Ken Stanley is an expert on open-ended discovery in both AI and human systems and ... (most recently leading the Open-Endedness Team at #OpenAI )."
At: "Is Maven part of a larger company?"
"No, Maven is an independent startup."
But
"Here are a few of our investors, who also commented on their reasons for supporting Maven:
-- Ev Williams, co-founder of #Twitter: “Maven lets you follow your deepest curiosities instead of the trends of the day.”
-- Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI: ”In Maven, there is a chance for AI to play a role in fixing much that is broken in our online discourse.”
-- Rana El Kaliouby, co-founder of Affectiva..."
Sam Altman
Where have I heard that name before?
When Sam Altman was ousted as CEO, Kara Swisher pushed a story that framed him as the victim of a board captured by AI doomers.
But as more detail has emerged about Altman’s lies and “toxic” conduct, it’s become clear she was a conduit for his narrative.
https://disconnect.blog/kara-swishers-story-about-sam-altman-is-falling-apart/
#tech #ai #openai #samaltman #journalism
Kara Swisher's story about Sam Altman is falling apart
The supposed hard-hitting journalist was peddling Altman’s narrative during his ouster from OpenAIParis Marx (Disconnect)