Key Highlights:
- Formation of Safety and Security Committee: OpenAI has established a Safety and Security Committee to provide guidance on critical safety and security matters, involving top company executives and board members, as well as technical and policy experts.
- Initial Task and Timeline: The committee’s first task is to assess and enhance OpenAI’s safety processes and safeguards, with recommendations to be provided to the board within 90 days. The adopted recommendations will be shared publicly.
- Committee Composition: The committee includes OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Chairman Bret Taylor, board members Adam D’Angelo and Nicole Seligman, along with technical and policy experts Aleksander Madry, Lilian Weng, John Schulman, Matt Knight, and Jakub Pachocki.
OpenAI is establishing a Safety and Security Council as recently the company has initiated training its new AI model to replace the existing model Chat GPT-4.0.
In a recent blog, posted on 28th May, 2024, the Company announced the formation of a safety and security committee. This committee will provide guidance to the full board on crucial safety and security matters related to the company’s projects and operations. The move comes amid ongoing discussions about AI safety within OpenAI, particularly after researcher Jan Leike resigned and criticized the organization for prioritizing flashy products over safety.”
The safety committee comprises company insiders, including Sam Altman (OpenAI CEO), Bret Taylor (Chairman), and four technical and policy experts from OpenAI. It also includes board members Adam D’Angelo (CEO of Quora) and Nicole Seligman (former Sony general counsel). The committee’s initial task is to assess and enhance OpenAI’s processes and safeguards, providing recommendations to the board within 90 days. OpenAI plans to publicly share the adopted recommendations while prioritizing safety and security.
In addition, OpenAI technical and policy experts Aleksander Madry (Head of Preparedness), Lilian Weng (Head of Safety Systems), John Schulman (Head of Alignment Science), Matt Knight (Head of Security), and Jakub Pachocki (Chief Scientist) will also be the members of committee.
Source – https://openai.com/index/openai-board-forms-safety-and-security-committee/