OpenAI says it will let outside groups evaluate its AI models for safety risks at earlier stages of development. The move is intended to broaden review beyond the company and to identify potential harms sooner in the model lifecycle.
Both outlets describe this as part of OpenAI’s ongoing efforts to respond to rising public and regulatory concerns about how AI systems could be misused or cause other impacts. Bloomberg frames the change around safety vetting during earlier phases, while the Times of India report focuses on the same decision to involve external evaluators earlier in the process.
While the reports agree on the core plan—opening earlier evaluation to third-party groups—they do not provide detailed terms in the excerpts provided, such as which organizations will be selected, what access third parties will have, or how findings will be incorporated. OpenAI’s announcement signals a shift toward earlier and more distributed oversight of model safety work, reflecting the current emphasis on external scrutiny.
