Anthropic and Accenture Pledge $2 Billion to Embed Independent AI Evaluators — BigGo Finance

Anthropic partners with Accenture's Faculty to evaluate its AI models, investing at least $1 billion over five years. The collaboration aims to 'red-team' models, with funding initially from Anthropic but potentially shifting to pooled or government sources. Over 100 AI researchers, including Geoffrey Hinton, advocate for independent evaluators in a public letter, according to the company.

Anthropic chose Accenture as its first embedded evaluator, investing $1B over 5 years. CEO Dario Amodei proposed slowing AI development, with third-party evaluators monitoring safety. Anthropic plans an IPO and is discussing partnerships with other evaluators.

Anthropic will partner with Accenture's AI division, Faculty, to assess its AI models and operations, investing at least $1 billion over five years. Accenture shares rose 8% after-hours following the announcement. Anthropic aims to create a system of embedded external safety evaluation, with plans to involve other evaluators. The move comes amid increased scrutiny of AI safety following recent incidents involving OpenAI and Anthropic.

Accenture (ACN) stock rose 7.3% after hours following a $1B+ partnership with Anthropic for AI safety testing. The deal involves a dedicated team and access to Anthropic's models. Despite a downgrade from Guggenheim, Deutsche Bank raised its price target. The broader market showed little movement.

Anthropic announced that Accenture's AI division, Faculty, will evaluate its AI models and staff, with both companies investing at least $1 billion over five years. Accenture's shares rose 8% after hours. Anthropic plans to add more evaluators, including non-profits like METR, to enhance AI safety and alignment.

Anthropic and Accenture agreed to a $2 billion deal to enhance AI safety protocols. Each will invest at least $1 billion over five years. Accenture's shares rose 8.8% in after-hours trading. The partnership will involve a team of evaluators to test safety models, leveraging Accenture's recent acquisition of Faculty.