Anthropic grants METR employee-like access to monitor AI risks

Summary

Anthropic has given non-profit METR employee-like access to examine the company, and METR will publish assessments of its risks, incidents and practices, TechCrunch reports. The Financial Times says CEO Dario Amodei has made bringing in external evaluators one of his main proposals for addressing safety concerns.

Timeline

1. Financial Times

   15 Oct 2026, 19:12 UTCSource ↗

   The Financial Times reports that Anthropic granted non-profit METR employee-like access to monitor AI risks, as CEO Dario Amodei has proposed using external evaluators to address safety concerns.

2. TechCrunch

   15 Oct 2026, 19:14 UTCSource ↗

   TechCrunch reports that METR will publish assessments of Anthropic’s risks, incidents and practices, and that Anthropic has given up the right to block them.