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Anthropic gives METR employee-level access to its AI systems

METR will publish its own assessments of the company's risks, incidents and practices, and Anthropic can't block them; the inspectors get a real look inside.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Newsroom
Published 3:25 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

At a glance

First reported by TechCrunch: “Anthropic is letting METR researchers look under the hood with employee-level access”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 3:25 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Anthropic, AI.
BBN covered this story before: Trump cancels livestreamed execution amid backlash (October 15).

The real story

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TechCrunchAnthropic is letting METR researchers look under the hood with employee-level access

What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnthropic is giving outside researchers at METR employee-level access to its AI systems, and it has given up the right to block whatever they publish about its risks and practices.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo a stranger gets a badge, a desk, and a red pen, and the company can't say no? I need the reveal episode.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's a report, Kenji. A very long one, and I'd read it twice.