Sam Altman backs Dario's 'pace the frontier', commits OpenAI to independent evaluators too

AaronBergman18 · x · 2026-09-13

Sam Altman said he agrees with Dario Amodei that the frontier needs pacing, calling it a primary topic of recent internal discussions at OpenAI. He committed OpenAI to granting independent evaluators employee-like access, with more to share soon.

The post also surfaces a METR hiring call for people skilled at investigating frontier model behavior, underscoring the growing third-party evaluation ecosystem.

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