Towards the close of last month, OpenAI formally disbanded its Preparedness Team, a unit tasked with evaluating risks tied to cutting-edge models and devising corresponding strategies. The team's responsibilities have since been reassigned to current business teams, aligned with specific risk domains. Prior to this, OpenAI had already dismantled its AGI Readiness Team and Superalignment Team, signaling a gradual shift from its initial safety-focused public interest governance approach. In recent times, several pivotal figures in safety-related roles have also departed from the company. Subsequent to the disbandment of the Preparedness Team, the newly appointed leader of the Readiness Team will concentrate on exploring the potential ramifications of 'recursive self-improving' AI. These sequential modifications coincide with OpenAI's preparations for a significant initial public offering (IPO), hastening its evolution from a non-profit framework to a commercial entity. The equilibrium between safety and expansion has garnered considerable external scrutiny.