The RSP establishes defined capability thresholds (ASL levels) that, when crossed by a model, require Anthropic to implement specified upgraded security and deployment safeguards and to document and publish affirmative risk mitigation cases.
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This provision establishes the core operational trigger mechanism of the RSP: internally defined capability benchmarks that create mandatory internal obligations for Anthropic to upgrade safeguards and publish risk assessments before continuing deployment of models crossing those thresholds.
Under this provision, the deployment conditions for Anthropic's frontier models are governed by internally assessed capability thresholds; when those thresholds are crossed, the terms require Anthropic to implement upgraded safeguards and publish corresponding risk documentation before continued deployment.
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1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages with the EU AI Act, which requires providers of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk to conduct model evaluations and report serious incidents.
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This provision establishes the core operational trigger mechanism of the RSP: internally defined capability benchmarks that create mandatory internal obligations for Anthropic to upgrade safeguards and publish risk assessments before continuing deployment of models crossing those thresholds.
Under this provision, the deployment conditions for Anthropic's frontier models are governed by internally assessed capability thresholds; when those thresholds are crossed, the terms require Anthropic to implement upgraded safeguards and publish corresponding risk documentation before continued deployment.
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