Altman Agrees with Dario on Pacing AI Frontier, Commits to Independent Evaluator Access

Sam Altman Sep 13, 2026

Key Info

Sam Altman agrees with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei that the AI frontier needs to be paced, and says OpenAI will also commit to giving independent evaluators employee-level access.

Highlights

Altman says pacing the frontier has been a primary topic of internal discussions at OpenAI in recent weeks.
He endorses Anthropic's plan to provide third-party evaluators with permanent, employee-level system access.
OpenAI will adopt the same approach, with more details to be shared soon.

Original post

I agree with Dario that we need to pace the frontier. This has been a primary topic of discussions we've had at OpenAI in recent weeks. Committing to having independent evaluators with employee-like access is a great idea, and we will do the same. We'll have more to share soon.

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We Must Pace the Frontier: I’ve written a new essay on why the AI industry should slow down, with a three-part plan for doing so. Anthropic is unilaterally committing to the first of these steps. We’ll provide third-party evaluators with permanent, employee-level access to our systems, so that they can verify adherence to our safety measures, report on incidents, and assess models’ alignment during training. You can read the full post here: https://t.co/OGyPb7yaYt

#Sam Altman#Dario Amodei#AI safety

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