Rumors emerged last year of a collaboration between former Apple designer Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, but the two have until now kept quiet about it. In a profile by The New York Times that was published this weekend,

OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman is stepping down from the internal committee that the company created to advise its board on safety and security.

OpenAI 's internal safety committee is becoming an independent oversight body, as CEO Sam Altman leaves the group's top leadership role. The announcement came as part of the results of a 90-day evaluation by the existing Altman-chaired Safety and Security Committee into the company's AI safeguards and governance.

Sam Altman also encouraged students and young professionals to be open to taking unconventional career paths. The traditional route of going to college, getting a job and staying there 'forever' may not offer the financial security it did to previous generations.

OpenAI has already detailed the company's decision to become for-profit to employees through an internal memo.

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has departed the company's safety commission in an attempt to allay critics who questioned the group's impartiality.

Former Apple designer Jony Ive has confirmed his involvement in a mysterious AI hardware project in collaboration with Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. This partnership, which had been the subject of speculation,

Jony Ive has confirmed he is working with OpenAI on a new mobile hardware product. The famed former chief design officer at Apple is again hoping to contribute his design flair to the world of tech, after five years of keeping a low profile.