Anthropic and OpenAI Want Embedded Safety Evaluators — Will They Be Truly Independent?

It means giving outside researchers access to models, data, and internal processes to assess risks and behavior, instead of relying only on a company's self-reported findings.

Because evaluators are often funded by the same company or work on temporary contracts, which can limit their ability to publish negative findings or criticize lab decisions.

Internal evaluation is voluntary and not legally binding, while government regulation imposes mandatory standards and penalties, which experts in the EU and US are demanding.

Not alone. Teams should build local evaluation capacity or contract independent auditors, especially in government, financial, and healthcare sectors.