Sam Altman echoes Dario: OpenAI to grant independent evaluators employee-like access
jam3scampbell · x · 2026-09-13
Sam Altman publicly endorsed Dario Amodei's "Pace the Frontier" essay, saying the topic has been a primary internal discussion at OpenAI in recent weeks.
- Altman called committing to independent evaluators with employee-like access a great idea and said OpenAI will do the same, with more to share soon.
- The response, echoed in his updated bio, marks the first public alignment between the two frontier labs on third-party safety evaluation.
- It signals the pacing-and-verifiable-safety debate moving from rhetoric toward concrete commitments.
Related event: Dario's "Pace the Frontier" Plea Draws Rare Backing from Altman and Musk(56 posts)→
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