ChainCatcher News: According to AXIOS, OpenAI announced on Monday that its CEO, Sam Altman, will step down from the board's safety and security committee. The committee will now be entirely comprised of independent board members.

OpenAI stated that Zico Kolter will chair the committee. The committee will receive briefings on major models and, alongside the full board, will have the authority to delay the release of new models. It pointed out that the new committee reviewed the recent o1 "Strawberry" model for safety, which was deemed "medium risk" in the company's internal evaluation. OpenAI said it is working to adopt the committee's recommendations to improve transparency, collaborate with external groups, and unify its safety practices across a growing number of product teams.