Seth Lazar(@sethlazar):I do not like signing open letters, because they are typically pretty performative and pointless. This one is not. It is substantive and timely: if we're going to rely on embedded evaluators for safety assurance, then these at least are the minimum conditions for doing so. At a time when states and national governments are considering legislating on this, heeding this call would, I think, be a very good idea.

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Seth Lazar@sethlazar

2026.09.18 15:43

I do not like signing open letters, because they are typically pretty performative and pointless. This one is not. It is substantive and timely: if we're going to rely on embedded evaluators for safety assurance, then these at least are the minimum conditions for doing so. At a time when states and national governments are considering legislating on this, heeding this call would, I think, be a very good idea.