ProductsProduct / feature launchSafety & Alignment · Evaluation & Benchmarks1 source · Oct 15, 2026

An update on independent evaluators

Today, we’re announcing that we’ve started to give employee-like access to a team from METR, a nonprofit that evaluates frontier AI models.

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Key points

  • Last month, we committed to stronger independent, third-party assessment of our models and safety practices.
  • We also signed the White House Accord on Super Intelligence, in which companies pledged to partner with independent external auditors or evaluators.
  • Why we work with independent evaluators
  • To evaluate frontier models, evaluators need the following:

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  • [1]An update on independent evaluators
    Anthropic News · Oct 15, 12:00 AM
    Today, we’re announcing that we’ve started to give employee-like access to a team from METR, a nonprofit that evaluates frontier AI models.
    Last month, we committed to stronger independent, third-party assessment of our models and safety practices.

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