100+ AI Experts Demand Independent Access to OpenAI, Anthropic Models
Updated
Updated · CNBC · Sep 18
100+ AI Experts Demand Independent Access to OpenAI, Anthropic Models
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 18
Summary
More than 100 AI experts and evaluators published a public letter saying independent testers lack the access, protections and resources needed to credibly assess frontier-model safety.
The group wants foundation-model companies to grant evaluators employee-level access to systems, data, tools and staff, while preserving editorial control, transparency and protection from retaliation or funding pressure.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's recent call for "employee-like access" helped push the issue into view, but key logistics remain unresolved, including which evaluators would be chosen and how deeply they could inspect unreleased technology.
OpenAI's Sam Altman, Microsoft's Satya Nadella and Elon Musk have backed Amodei's idea, even as the coalition says embedded reviews should complement—not replace—internal testing and broader external oversight.
The letter lands amid rising scrutiny of frontier AI risks and a U.S. policy split, with some industry figures urging regulation while President Donald Trump and former AI czar David Sacks oppose it.