OpenAI sets up safety committee
OpenAI has formed a Safety and Security Committee that will be led by board members, including chief operating officer Sam Altman, as it begins training its next artificial intelligence model, the artificial intelligence startup said Tuesday.
Directors Bret Taylor, Adam D'Angelo and Nicole Seligman will also lead the committee, OpenAI said on a company blog.
Microsoft-backed OpenAI's chatbots with generative AI capabilities, such as engaging in human-like conversations and creating images based on text prompts, have stirred safety concerns as AI models become more powerful.
The new committee will be responsible for making recommendations to the board on safety and security decisions for OpenAI's projects and operations.
«A new safety committee signifies OpenAI completing a move to becoming a commercial entity, from a more undefined non-profit-like entity,» said D.A. Davidson managing director Gil Luria.
«That should help streamline product development while maintaining accountability.»
Former Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike, who were leaders of OpenAI's Superalignment team, which ensured AI stays aligned to the intended objectives, left the firm earlier this month.
OpenAI had disbanded the Superalignment team, earlier in May, less than a year after the company created it, with some team members being reassigned to other groups, CNBC reported days after the high-profile departures. The committee's first task will be to evaluate and further
