METR debate: should company approval gate all contact in frontier model assessments?
BethMayBarnes · x · 2026-11-14
A continuing debate over frontier model assessments: the poster clarifies her real question — whether conversations between METR and company staff, in both directions, should be gated on company approval. She notes both sides have reasonable concerns: assessors can't take unlimited executive time, but companies shouldn't unilaterally cut off channels. Miles Brundage (ex-OpenAI) joined the exchange on assessment independence.
Related event: OpenAI's Evaluator Contact Policy Draws Criticism(2 posts)→
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