# Comment on Personal statement on joining the OpenAI nonprofit board

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### Comment by [habryka](/users/habryka4)

*   2026-09-09 20:05:53Z
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	> and keep in mind that the company can just ignore its governance mechanisms

	I am kind of confused about the linguistic construction of "can delay releases for safety reasons" and "the company can just ignore its governance mechanisms". It is not currently clear to me whether the board can actually delay releases for safety reasons (though it might be in some sense supposed to be vested with the power to do so).

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