Sam Altman backs Dario on frontier pacing, says OpenAI will allow independent evaluators
karlwaldman · x · 2026-09-13
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman publicly agrees with Dario Amodei that the AI frontier should be paced, calling it a primary topic of internal OpenAI discussions in recent weeks.
- He endorses giving independent evaluators employee-like access to frontier models and commits OpenAI to doing the same, promising more details soon.
- The statement marks a notable shift toward transparency among frontier labs.
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