OpenAI reportedly disbanded its preparedness team

The Verge reports OpenAI disbanded its preparedness team, the group that assessed catastrophic risks from frontier models. The move comes as OpenAI heads toward an IPO. The post doesn't say who will take over that function or how many people are affected. Only one outlet has reported this so far, and OpenAI hasn't commented.

Why it matters: OpenAI disbands its catastrophic-risk preparedness team right before an IPO—timing is sensitive, and it extends a pattern of safety-side departures. HKR all hit: the move is newsworthy, the team's remit is concrete, and the emotional impact on safety practitioners is direct. T...