Sam Altman leaves the OpenAI Safety and Security Committee

According to ChainCatcher news, OpenAI announced on Monday that its CEO Sam Altman will leave the board's safety and security committee, which will now be composed entirely of independent board members.

OpenAI stated that the committee will be chaired by Zico Kolter. The committee will receive briefings on major models and, together with the full board, has the authority to delay the release of new models. It noted that the new committee reviewed the safety of the recent o1 "Strawberry" model, which was rated as "medium risk" in the company's internal assessment. OpenAI stated that it is working to adopt the committee's recommendations to improve transparency and collaboration with external groups, and to unify its safety practices across an increasing number of product teams.