OpenAI CEO Sam Altman leaves safety and security committee

OpenAI on Monday said that CEO Sam Altman is leaving the board's safety and security committee, which will now be fully composed of independent board members. Why it matters: Critics had questioned how well the committee could serve as a check on the company's practices if its CEO was part of the committee. Driving the news: OpenAI said the safety and security committee will now be chaired by Zico Kolter, director of the machine learning department at Carnegie Mellon. • Other members include Quora CEO Adam D'Angelo, retired US Army...