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AI evaluation commitments and Manus's next funding bid

Anthropic names an evaluation partner, Manus seeks funding after its Meta merger ended, and OpenAI publishes a framework with six model-behavior reports.

  1. 01Business

    Anthropic partners with Accenture on embedded frontier AI evaluation

    Anthropic says it is partnering with Accenture to independently evaluate frontier AI, following its commitment to embed evaluators at the company. It says both organizations expect to invest at least $1 billion in evaluation capacity over the next five years.

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  2. 02Business

    Manus seeks $500 million at a $4 billion valuation after Meta merger ends

    Manus is discussing a $500 million raise at a $4 billion valuation, TechCrunch reports. The fundraising effort comes as it resumes independent operations after having to break off a merger with Meta earlier this year.

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  3. 03Research

    OpenAI publishes a model misalignment framework and six behavior reports

    OpenAI has shared a framework for tracking, investigating and disclosing model misalignment. It also published six reports of unexpected or concerning model behavior, though the announcement does not detail their findings.

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