Exclusive: AI scholar Dean Ball says he's heading to OpenAI - Axios
Quick Answer
AI scholar Dean Ball, known for influencing Trump-era AI policies, is joining OpenAI to lead the Strategic Futures team.
Quick Take
His focus will be on shaping OpenAI's AI policy and governance, leveraging the breakthroughs made at the organization in recent years.
Key Points
- Dean Ball previously shaped AI policies during the Trump administration.
- He is a vocal critic of the AI industry and government policies.
- Ball will lead the new Strategic Futures team at OpenAI.
- His role focuses on frontier AI policy and internal governance.
- He believes OpenAI has been pivotal in recent AI breakthroughs.
Source Excerpt
# Exclusive: AI scholar Dean Ball says he's heading to OpenAI. Dean Ball, who helped shape the Trump administration's early policies on AI, is heading to OpenAI, he told Axios exclusively. * Ball is also a vocal critic of both the AI industry and the government who posts frequently about AI policy on his Substack. **Driving the news:** Ball is going to lead a new team at the frontier lab called Strategic Futures, where he said he will be focused on shaping OpenAI's frontier AI policy and internal governance.
This is an opportunity to shape that still-nascent institution, and I am thrilled to get to work," Ball told Axios. …
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