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A shared playbook for trustworthy third party evaluations

OpenAI Blog · 2026-05-29

OpenAI publishes a shared guidance framework for conducting trustworthy third-party evaluations of frontier AI systems, covering methodologies for assessing model capabilities, safeguards, and result validity.

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Topics: ai-evaluationai-safetyfrontier-ai-governancemodel-auditing

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  • OpenAI released a shared playbook intended to standardize how third parties conduct evaluations of frontier AI models.
  • The guidance covers assessment of model capabilities, safety safeguards, and the validity of evaluation findings.
  • The framework is positioned as a foundation for trustworthy external oversight of frontier AI systems.

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OpenAI shares guidance on third-party AI evaluations, covering how to assess model capabilities, safeguards, and validity for frontier systems.