OpenAI has announced the appointment of Dane Stuckey, the erstwhile CISO of Palantir, as its latest CISO. He will be working in tandem with Matt Knight, the head of security at OpenAI.
Stuckey made the announcement about his new role at OpenAI on a post on X Tuesday evening.
“Maintaining top-notch security is integral to OpenAI’s mission,” he expressed. “We must adhere to strict compliance, trust, and security standards to safeguard our product users, aid democratic institutions to reap maximum benefits from these technologies, and promote the creation of secure AGI for global use. I am thrilled about this new phase and eager to contribute towards securing a future where AI is beneficial for all.”
Stuckey joined Palantir in 2014, working on the information security team as a lead for detection engineering and incident response. Before Palantir, Stuckey held various roles in commercial, government, and intelligence community digital forensics, incident detection/response, and security program development for over a decade, as per his blog.
Stuckey’s experience at Palantir, a firm abundant in government contracts for AI, could potentially accelerate OpenAI’s goals in this field. Forbes suggests that OpenAI, in collaboration with its partner Carahsoft, a government contractor, is aiming to forge a stronger bond with the U.S. Department of Defense.
OpenAI has been involved in several software projects with the Pentagon, including those related to cybersecurity, since the prohibition on selling AI tech to the military was lifted in January. The company has also appointed ex-chief of the National Security Agency, retired Gen. Paul Nakasone, as a board member.
OpenAI has been augmenting the security aspect of its operation in the recent past.
A few weeks ago, the company advertised a position for a head of trusted compute and cryptography who would be responsible for leading a new team committed to building a “secure AI infrastructure”. As per the job description, this infrastructure would include the ability to safeguard AI tech, evaluate security tools, and implement access controls that would enhance AI security.
