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Amazon is a US technology company that builds the Nova models. Its Containment Board grade is C (GPA 2.12), rank 6 of 11.
- Overall grade
- C
- Board rank
- 6 of 11
- Models listed
- 3
- Rogue Log cases
- 1
The lab
Amazon is a US technology company that builds the Nova models. Amazon updated its Frontier Model Safety Framework in September 2026 and publishes framework evaluations of its Nova models with outside review by Nemesys Insights and METR. Its commitments stop at deployment gates, and its public whistleblower channel is a general corporate one.
Safety grades
On the Containment Board Amazon gets C overall (GPA 2.12), rank 6 of 11. Each grade, its reasons and its sources are on the Amazon report card.
- Safety frameworkC+
- Outside testingC+
- Shutdown and pauseC
- Incident disclosureC+
- Whistleblower protectionC-
Notable facts
- Amazon launched a private bug bounty program for its Nova models in November 2025.
- METR concluded that Nova 2.0 Lite does not cross the automated research Critical Capability Threshold in Amazon's framework.
Its own safety policy
- Frontier Model Safety Framework Version September 2026, updated Sep 17, 2026
Sets Critical Capability Thresholds for CBRN weapons proliferation, offensive cyber operations and loss of control, and commits Amazon not to deploy a model that meets a threshold until safeguards bring risk to acceptable levels. This is the reviewed update of the first 2025 version.
Rules where it is based
- In force EO 14434 United States
- In force EO 14365 United States
- Voluntary or guidance AI Action Plan United States
- Voluntary or guidance National Policy Framework United States
- Voluntary or guidance CAISSI United States
- Proposed FRONTIER Act United States
- In force SB 53 California
- Passed, not yet in force SB 813 California
- In force EO N-9-26 California
- Passed, not yet in force RAISE Act New York
Sources
- Amazon's Frontier Model Safety Framework (September 2026) Amazon ·
- Frontier AI Safety Policies (index of published company frameworks) METR ·
- Evaluating Nova 2.0 Lite model under Amazon's Frontier Model Safety Framework arXiv (Amazon authors) ·
- Strengthening AI safety evaluation through independent third-party review Amazon Science ·
- Code of Business Conduct and Ethics Amazon ·
In the Rogue Log
Incidents involving Amazon systems
1 case in the Rogue Incident Database involve Amazon systems. The most recent are shown here.
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