Safety and alignment

OpenAI gives board committee authority to delay launches

OpenAI converted its Safety and Security Committee into an independent board oversight committee with access to major-release evaluations and authority, with the full board, to delay launches until safety concerns are addressed.

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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
AWAY FROM DOOM44confidence 99/100

Why it moved the index

Formal board-level launch-delay authority is a concrete control mechanism for frontier deployments, although its effectiveness remains dependent on internal governance and implementation.

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Assessment history

  1. R1
    Away 44 · confidence 99

    New September 2024 frontier-model launch-control event with no durable collision.

    12 Aug 2026
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