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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has stepped down from the organization’s internal Safety and Security Committee (SSC), which was established in May to oversee critical safety decisions.

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Altman Resigns from OpenAI's Safety Committee: What It Means for AI Oversight

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has stepped down from the organization’s internal Safety and Security Committee (SSC), which was established in May to oversee critical safety decisions. This move is part of OpenAI’s effort to transform the committee into an “independent” board oversight group.

#Key Points:

- Zico Kolter, a professor at Carnegie Mellon, will now chair the group, which will consist of members from OpenAI’s board of directors, raising questions about the true independence of the committee.

- OpenAI appears to be mirroring Meta’s approach, which has an Oversight Board that reviews all content policy decisions; notably, none of Meta's board members are part of that group.

- The Oversight Board will continue to receive regular updates on technical assessments for both current and future models and will have the authority to delay model releases until safety issues are resolved.

#Why This Matters:

Altman’s exit from the SSC and the restructuring come after five US Senators sent an open letter to him expressing concerns about his safety and security approach. Additionally, nearly half of OpenAI’s staff focused on mitigating long-term risks left this year, and former employees have accused Altman of resisting AI regulation to prioritize corporate goals. This trend is reflected in the company’s increased federal lobbying budget, which rose to $800,000 from $260,000 last year.

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