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Wikidata entry for Helen Toner, former OpenAI board member and Director of Strategy at Georgetown's CSET, a key figure in AI governance and safety policy whose board role became notable during the November 2023 OpenAI leadership crisis.
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This is the Wikidata structured data entry for Helen Toner, an AI policy researcher and Director of Strategy at Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET). She served on OpenAI's board from 2021 until November 2023, during the period of Sam Altman's brief removal. The entry documents her academic background, affiliations, and identifiers.
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- •Helen Toner served on OpenAI's board of directors from 2021 to November 2023, making her central to the governance crisis of that period.
- •She is Director of Strategy at Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), a leading AI policy research institution.
- •Her academic background includes a BS in Chemical Engineering from University of Melbourne and an MA in Security Studies from Georgetown University.
- •She is an Australian citizen born in Melbourne in 1992, working primarily on AI governance and policy.
- •Her departure from OpenAI's board in November 2023 coincided with the high-profile leadership dispute involving Sam Altman.
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| Entity | Property | Value | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Toner | Birth Year | 1992 | — |
| Helen Toner | Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Toner | — |
| Helen Toner | Education | Georgetown University; University of Melbourne | — |
| Helen Toner | Website | https://cset.georgetown.edu/staff/helen-toner/ | — |
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Director of Strategy at Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology
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Melbourne
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Center for Security and Emerging Technology
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Georgetown University
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Master of Arts
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security studies
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https://cset.georgetown.edu/staff/helen-toner/
University of Melbourne
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Bachelor of Science
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chemical engineering
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https://cset.georgetown.edu/staff/helen-toner/
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23 November 2023
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OpenAI
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2021
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