More important than anything we can observe now is whether the lab will appropriately prioritize safety at a critical time in the future. OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman have repeatedly had huge integrity issues, and in 2024 most staff working on averting catastrophic risks quit, with several saying OpenAI is not trustworthy.
See here for information on staff quitting OpenAI in 2024.
See here for information on integrity issues, including the board firing Altman for lying and OpenAI threatening to take away departing employees' equity unless they signed a nondisparagement agreement and lying about that.