OpenAI forms new team whose mission includes researching and preparing for catastrophic scenarios like biological and nuclear threats

• OpenAI is building a new "Preparedness" team to further AI safety.
• The ChatGPT-maker's newest team aims to address potential risks linked to advanced AI, including nuclear threats. 
• The Preparedness team is hiring for a national security threat researcher and a research engineer.

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is doubling down on its efforts to prevent an AI-driven catastrophe.

This week, OpenAI announced the new "Preparedness" team, which will aims to study and protect against the potential threats that can arise from advanced AI capabilities — which OpenAI calls "frontier risks."