The controversial CEO has stepped away from his role steering the company's AI safety guidelines to let third-party experts drive transparency, collaboration, and security going forward.

OpenAI is transforming its internal safety committee into an “independent” oversight board, the company said in a blog post on Monday. The ChatGPT-maker also said that the so-called Safety and Security Committee will be chaired by Carnegie Mellon professor Zico Kolter.

OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman is stepping down from the internal committee that the company created to advise its board on safety and security.

Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, has revealed plans to significantly overhaul the company’s current nonprofit-based organizational structure, the Fortune reported.[1] During an internal meeting with OpenAI's team,

OpenAI has significantly revamped its safety and security practices, introducing a new independent board oversight committee. This major shift marks a departure from the previous structure, with CEO Sam Altman no longer a member of the safety committee.