Anthropic is partnering with Accenture on independent evaluation of frontier AI. The work will be led by Faculty, Accenture’s specialist AI business. Evaluators will assess models, conduct alignment checks and test safeguards. Embedded evaluators will have employee-like access to Anthropic’s operations. They can verify safety commitments and report incidents. Anthropic will fund Accenture’s work directly. The partnership is non-exclusive. Anthropic will work with other evaluators in the coming weeks. Standards for access and reporting do not yet exist. Long-term funding may come from pooled or government sources.
What changed
External evaluators had no inside access to model development.
What it unlocks
Independent evaluators can now watch models take shape and verify safety commitments.
- $1B each from Anthropic and Accenture over 5 years
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