# Anthropic Safety Promises: Kept or Not? | RSI

> Anthropic has made 5 public safety promises tracked here: 3 kept, 0 not met and 0 withdrawn, with the primary source and the status source for each one.

Source: https://enterrsi.si/promises/anthropic/
Updated: 2026-11-08

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# Anthropic safety promises

Anthropic is a US SI developer that makes the Claude models. It has made **5 public safety promises** tracked here: 3 kept, 2 in progress. Each one links to its primary source, and every Kept, Not met or Withdrawn status names the public source that reports it. On the [Containment Board](https://enterrsi.si/containment-board/anthropic/), Anthropic gets **B+**.

Reported kept
:   3

Not met
:   0

Withdrawn
:   0

Board grade
:   B+

Every promise

## 5 promises, newest first

The exact words when they are short enough, the primary source, the status with its own source, and the day each entry was checked.

In progressJul 8, 2026

### Publish Risk Reports on its deployed models, and let outside reviewers check them when the Long-Term Benefit Trust asks.

Anthropic, Responsible Scaling Policy 3.4

Summary in our words

Source [Anthropic's Responsible Scaling Policy](https://www.anthropic.com/responsible-scaling-policy) Anthropic · Jul 8, 2026

**In progress.** Version 3.4 took effect on Jul 8, 2026; no outside review of a Risk Report has been published yet.

Checked Nov 10, 2026 · [Report a correction](#corrections)

In progressAug 1, 2025

### Follow the Safety and Security chapter of the EU General-Purpose AI Code of Practice for its most capable models.

Anthropic, a signatory of the EU Code of Practice

Summary in our words

Source [The General-Purpose AI Code of Practice: signatories](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/contents-code-gpai) European Commission · Oct 7, 2026

**In progress.** The European Commission lists the signature (page updated Oct 7, 2026); the EU AI Office has not published an assessment of compliance.

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KeptAug 29, 2024

### Give the US AI Safety Institute access to major new models before and after public release.

Anthropic, in an agreement with the US AI Safety Institute

Exact words

> "access to major new models from each company prior to and following their public release"

Source [U.S. AI Safety Institute signs agreements regarding AI safety research, testing and evaluation with Anthropic and OpenAI](https://nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/08/us-ai-safety-institute-signs-agreements-regarding-ai-safety-research) NIST · Aug 29, 2024

**Kept:** reported by NIST, which published a joint US and UK pre-deployment test of the upgraded Claude 3.5 Sonnet.

[US AISI and UK AISI Joint Pre-Deployment Test: Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet (October 2024 Release)](https://www.nist.gov/document/us-aisi-uk-aisi-joint-testing-report-upgrade-claude-35-sonnet-111924) NIST · Nov 19, 2024

Checked Nov 10, 2026 · [Report a correction](#corrections)

KeptMay 21, 2024

### Publish a safety framework for severe risks before the February 2025 summit in France.

Anthropic, a signatory of the Seoul commitments

Exact words

> "publishing a safety framework focused on severe risks by the upcoming AI Summit in France"

Source [Frontier AI Safety Commitments, AI Seoul Summit 2024](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/frontier-ai-safety-commitments-ai-seoul-summit-2024/frontier-ai-safety-commitments-ai-seoul-summit-2024) UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · May 21, 2024

**Kept:** reported by METR, whose index lists the Responsible Scaling Policy from September 2023.

[Frontier AI Safety Policies (index of published company frameworks)](https://metr.org/fsp) METR · Nov 10, 2026

Checked Nov 10, 2026 · [Report a correction](#corrections)

KeptJul 21, 2023

### Test models inside and outside the company before release.

Anthropic, one of seven companies at the White House

Exact words

> "internal and external security testing of their AI systems before their release"

Source [Fact sheet: Biden-Harris Administration secures voluntary commitments from leading artificial intelligence companies to manage the risks posed by AI](https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/07/21/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-secures-voluntary-commitments-from-leading-artificial-intelligence-companies-to-manage-the-risks-posed-by-ai) The White House (archived) · Jul 21, 2023

**Kept:** reported by NIST: the US and UK safety institutes tested the upgraded Claude 3.5 Sonnet before its October 2024 release.

[US AISI and UK AISI Joint Pre-Deployment Test: Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet (October 2024 Release)](https://www.nist.gov/document/us-aisi-uk-aisi-joint-testing-report-upgrade-claude-35-sonnet-111924) NIST · Nov 19, 2024

Checked Nov 10, 2026 · [Report a correction](#corrections)

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The Containment Board

### Anthropic gets B+

Rank 1 of 11 on five safety commitments, every grade sourced. The board grades what is in place today; this page follows what was promised.

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Corrections

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