Nathan Lambert on evaluator independence: overcommitted bloggers are a starting point
natolambert · x · 2026-09-13
Responding to Melanie Mitchell's concern about a revolving door between "independent" AI evaluators and AI companies, Nathan Lambert says he has no idea on the details and it's hard—but argues that people like himself who have overcommitted to independence for other reasons, like blogging, are a place to start. The exchange extends the debate over credible third-party AI evaluation.
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