OpenAI is turning its Safety and Security Committee into an independent “Board oversight committee” that has the authority to delay model launches over safety concerns, according to an OpenAI blog post.

Microsoft-backed OpenAI said on Monday its safety committee will oversee security and safety processes for the company's artificial intelligence model development and deployment, as an independent body.

OpenAI said its Safety and Security Committee will now become an independent board oversight committee. The company said the group will be chaired by Zico Kolter, director of the machine learning department at Carnegie Mellon University.