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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
TL;DR
- Dean Ball, former senior policy adviser for AI and Emerging Technology at the White House, is joining OpenAI.
- He will lead a new Strategic Futures team focused on shaping OpenAI's frontier AI policy and internal governance.
- Ball has been a critic of both the AI industry and the government, frequently posting about AI policy.
- OpenAI's Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon views Ball's expertise as crucial for addressing risks, governance, and frontier policy issues.
- Ball cited OpenAI's role in "key breakthroughs" and its "talent density and energy" as reasons for joining.