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Six-Month Capability Evaluation Interval Obligation

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the new policy clarifies the ambiguous definition of the evaluation interval, and extends the interval to 6 months to avoid lower-quality, rushed elicitation

Excerpt from Anthropic's Responsible Scaling Policy

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Document information
Document
Anthropic Responsible Scaling Policy
Entity
Anthropic
Date stated by the document
July 8, 2026
As printed in Anthropic’s text (version CA-V-004730), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
July 11, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-004730, captured July 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-073959
Document ID
CA-D-000823
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-004730)
1b14eedee19c702da6ea925897fe665a32727908a1ad8b5e4abc682d8b5bf33d
Analysis generated
July 12, 2026 14:38 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-004730 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Anthropic
Document: Anthropic Responsible Scaling Policy
Record ID: CA-P-073959
Version: CA-V-004730
Captured: 2026-07-11 13:43:32 UTC
SHA-256: 1b14eedee19c702d…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/anthropic/anthropic-responsible-scaling-policy/provision/CA-P-073959/six-month-capability-evaluation-interval-obligation/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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What does Anthropic's Six-Month Capability Evaluation Interval Obligation clause do?

The clause states: “the new policy clarifies the ambiguous definition of the evaluation interval, and extends the interval to 6 months to avoid lower-quality, rushed elicitation”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 298 platforms. See the full comparison.

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