Independent AI model evaluators draw scrutiny over effective altruism ties
dinabass · x · 2026-09-25
Journalists rachelmetz and eastlandmaggie report on the small universe of independent AI model evaluators. Interest in independent safety evals is growing and US officials are meeting with organizations that could shape safety standards — but concerns are bubbling up that the groups capable of assessing models have ties to the effective altruism movement, which favors slowing AI.
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