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Anthropic strengthens catastrophic-risk scaling policy

Anthropic adopted Responsible Scaling Policy version 2.0 with thresholds for autonomous AI research and CBRN assistance, escalating security and deployment safeguards as capabilities advance.

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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
AWAY FROM DOOM48confidence 99/100

Why it moved the index

A board-governed policy linked explicit catastrophic capability thresholds to stronger controls and a commitment not to train or deploy without adequate safeguards, while remaining an internally enforced framework.

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Assessment history

  1. R1
    Away 48 · confidence 99

    New October 2024 frontier catastrophic-risk control framework with no durable collision.

    12 Aug 2026
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  1. DoomBench assesses “Anthropic strengthens catastrophic-risk scaling policy” as evidence moving away from doom, with magnitude 48 and confidence 99 out of 100 in the safety and alignment category.

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