{
  "schemaVersion": "1.1",
  "recordId": "CL-0010",
  "snapshotVersion": 1,
  "snapshotCreated": "2026-10-25",
  "sourcePublicationDate": "2026-10-15",
  "topic": "AI Safety",
  "organization": "Anthropic / METR",
  "claim": "Will METR publish independent safety evaluations after gaining access to Anthropic?",
  "status": "Independent METR report pending",
  "state": "announced",
  "sourceFinding": "Anthropic said six METR employees received employee-like access to selected internal resources and that METR may publish analyses, subject to predefined redactions.",
  "evidenceLimits": "An access agreement is not a completed independent safety audit. Anthropic's disclosure describes limits on privileged information and publication redactions.",
  "nextEvidenceTrigger": "Public METR analysis with disclosed test scope, evidence, access limits and independent conclusions.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "Anthropic independent evaluators disclosure",
      "url": "https://www.anthropic.com/news/an-update-on-independent-evaluators",
      "published": "2026-10-15"
    }
  ],
  "sourceTimeline": "2026-10-15: evaluator arrangement announced; 2026-10-16: terms clarification noted",
  "linkedNews": "https://cortist.com/news/anthropic-metr-independent-ai-evaluators/",
  "topicUrl": "https://cortist.com/ai-existential-risk/",
  "trackedPromise": "METR will publish independent risk-assessment findings; no fixed publication date",
  "integrityRule": "Append-only revisions: never overwrite this snapshot. Future evidence changes require a new version and review."
}