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OpenAI is turning its Safety and Security Committee into an independent \u201cBoard oversight committee\u201d that has the authority to delay model launches over safety concerns, according to an OpenAI blog post<\/a>. The committee made the recommendation to make the independent board after a recent 90-day review of OpenAI\u2019s \u201csafety and security-related processes and safeguards.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The committee, which is chaired by Zico Kolter<\/a> and includes Adam D\u2019Angelo, Paul Nakasone<\/a>, and Nicole Seligman<\/a>, will \u201cbe 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,\u201d OpenAI says. OpenAI\u2019s full board of directors will also receive \u201cperiodic briefings\u201d on \u201csafety and security matters.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The members of OpenAI\u2019s safety committee are also members of the company\u2019s broader board of directors, so it\u2019s unclear exactly how independent the committee actually is or how that independence is structured. (CEO Sam Altman was previously on the committee<\/a>, but isn\u2019t anymore.) We\u2019ve asked OpenAI for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n By establishing an independent safety board, it appears OpenAI is taking a somewhat similar approach as Meta\u2019s Oversight Board, which reviews some of Meta\u2019s content policy decisions and can make rulings that Meta has to follow. None of the Oversight Board\u2019s members<\/a> are on Meta\u2019s board of directors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The review by OpenAI\u2019s Safety and Security Committee also helped \u201cadditional opportunities for industry collaboration and information sharing to advance the security of the AI industry.\u201d The company also says it will look for \u201cmore ways to share and explain our safety work\u201d and for \u201cmore opportunities for independent testing of our systems.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n