OpenAI will let outside groups test its models during training

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OpenAI says it will let third-party groups run technical safety assessments while models are being trained and evaluated rather than only before launch, and is in talks with groups including METR and Redwood Research. It has named no partner and set no access terms, ten days after Sam Altman promised evaluators employee-level access and the right to publish.

OpenAI will let outside groups run technical safety assessments while its models are being trained and evaluated, rather than only before launch, Bloomberg reported ahead of a blog post on Tuesday. It is in talks with groups including METR and Redwood Research.

Ten days ago the promise was more specific.

Sam Altman said on 12 September that OpenAI would give independent evaluators desks, badges and laptops, with the right to publish what they found. Tuesday’s version says evaluators may be brought into the offices for the most sensitive work, and notes...

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