OpenAI Shuts Down AI Safety Review Team Before Going Public

OpenAI shut down the team that checked its AI for serious dangers before release, calling it a "streamlining process" ahead of its stock market debut. CEO Sam Altman told staff to drop "side quests" and focus on ChatGPT. The safety duties went to senior staff on other teams. The move follows the departures of safety head Johannes Heidecke and ethics lead Chloé Bakalar.