On October 15, 2026, Anthropic expanded its collaboration with independent evaluators by granting a six-person team from nonprofit METR employee-like access to its internal systems, facilities and hardware. METR can publish its findings without seeking prior permission from Anthropic, a remarkable autonomy for an external evaluator. SecureBio, a nonprofit specializing in biosecurity, handles the first tier of evaluation by reviewing the August 2026 risk report, with particular focus on chemical and biological weapons. Accenture Faculty manages the second tier for broader evaluations and adversarial testing. The framework allows Anthropic to make limited redactions for sensitive information, but the default policy remains disclosure.
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