Checked fact 458912 Nov 2026Safety and security
RSP v3.4: a model is "highly capable" if Anthropic concludes that it crosses the threshold for automated AI R&D described in Section 1; at a minimum it will complete a full external review with at least one external reviewer anytime a Risk Report covers highly capable models and is significantly redacted.
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At a minimum, we will complete a full external review process (described below) with at least one external reviewer anytime a Risk Report covers highly capable models and is significantly redacted, defined as follows: A model is "highly capable" if we conclude that it crosses the threshold for automated AI R&D described in Section 1.
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Anthropic Responsible Scaling Policy, version 3.4
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Anthropic says it met its AI R&D threshold, judged on expected future models 12 Nov 2026
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