OpenAI reportedly disbands its preparedness team as part of a “streamlining” process. The team is described as responsible for assessing whether OpenAI’s models could pose severe or catastrophic risks.
According to the Financial Times, cited by multiple outlets, the preparedness team is disbanded at the end of last month. Its work includes evaluating serious risk scenarios and developing mitigation approaches. The reported move is framed as part of internal restructuring rather than a change in OpenAI’s overall approach to safety.
Engadget reports the disbanding as part of a broader streamlining effort, while The Verge summarizes the team’s stated functions and the types of concerns it was meant to address. Neither source provides details on where the responsibilities go after the team’s dissolution, or whether the activities are absorbed by other groups.
