# Anthropic gives six METR evaluators internal access and publication rights

> Source: <https://runtimewire.com/article/anthropic-metr-embedded-evaluators-access>
> Published: 2026-10-15 18:07:53+00:00

# Anthropic gives six METR evaluators internal access and publication rights

**The arrangement puts CEO Dario Amodei's September call for embedded oversight into practice, with publication rights and defined limits on what evaluators can see.**

        By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket)
        · Published 

Primary source: [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/news/an-update-on-independent-evaluators)

## Why it matters

Anthropic is turning a CEO-level safety pledge into an operating arrangement: six outside evaluators get internal access and publication rights, while the lab retains narrow redaction powers and controls the access tiers.

On October 15th, [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/?ref=runtimewire) began giving [six employees](https://www.anthropic.com/news/an-update-on-independent-evaluators?ref=runtimewire) of the nonprofit [METR](https://metr.org/?ref=runtimewire) access to internal systems and risk-assessment work, putting CEO [Dario Amodei's](https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier?ref=runtimewire) call for embedded oversight into practice. METR says it will publish its risk assessments, and Anthropic says it cannot veto them.…