Anthropic and OpenAI need truly independent safety evaluators, experts say in public letter

More than 100 AI specialists, including Geoffrey Hinton, signed an open letter demanding that independent safety evaluators get access to models from leading labs. They insist on scientific objectivity, transparency, and protection from corporate pressure.

• Letter signed by over 100 experts, including Geoffrey Hinton
• Evaluators demand access to internal data and unreleased systems
• Organizer is the AI Evaluator Forum consortium
• Initiative supported by Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Satya Nadella