What changed: Anthropic has begun giving a team from independent evaluator METR access to internal tools and systems roughly comparable to that of its own risk assessment teams. METR will publish its risk assessment results.
Who is affected
The source does not specify a scope for businesses. The announcement concerns independent assessment of Anthropic models and safety practices.
What it means for your business
For businesses using Anthropic models, this means METR will publish assessments of model risks.
What to watch
There is no action you need to take now. Review METR’s risk assessment findings when they are published.
Timing
Anthropic announced that access has begun; the source gives no separate effective date.
Source: https://www.anthropic.com/news/an-update-on-independent-evaluators
