OpenAI is launching an ‘independent’ safety board that can stop its model releases
by Jay Peters from The Verge - All Posts on (#6QSDF)
Image: The Verge OpenAI is turning its Safety and Security Committee into an independent Board oversight committee" that has the authority to delay model launches over safety concerns, according to an OpenAI blog post. The committee made the recommendation to make the independent board after a recent 90-day review of OpenAI's safety and security-related processes and safeguards."
The committee, which is chaired by Zico Kolter and includes Adam D'Angelo, Paul Nakasone, and Nicole Seligman, will be briefed by company leadership on safety evaluations for major model releases, and will, along with the full board, exercise oversight over model launches, including having the authority to delay a release until safety concerns are addressed," OpenAI says....