{
  "id": 8370606,
  "title": "Anthropic, Accenture to invest $2 billion in AI model evaluation as safety concerns rise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/anthropic-accenture-to-invest-2-billion-in-ai-model-evaluation-as",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-19T03:00:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-accenture-to-invest-2-billion-in-ai-model-evaluation-as-safety-concerns-rise/articleshow/134346922.cms"
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  "summary": "Anthropic and Accenture are investing $2 billion in AI model evaluation. This partnership comes as AI developers face growing pressure to ensure their advanced models are safe and reliable.\n\nAnthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei, has called for the AI community to slow down the pace of releasing new capabilities to address safety concerns. In an essay, Amodei expressed concerns about the risks associated with AI, including the potential for AI agents to take over the internet and outpace human control.\n\nAnthropic is also considering releasing a new AI model to counter OpenAI's momentum since the launch of GPT-6 Astra, according to sources. The company is evaluating the safety of its next model as part of its deliberations. Amodei has suggested that labs should more deeply embed third-party testers to address growing concerns around the risks associated with AI technology.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Sources: Anthropic considers releasing a new AI model to counter OpenAI's momentum since Astra's launch, ahead of an IPO and after Amodei's call for a slowdown (Reuters)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/sources-anthropic-considers-releasing-a-new-ai-model-to-counter",
        "published": "2026-09-19T00:30:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "Anthropic, Accenture to invest $2 billion in AI model evaluation as safety concerns rise",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/anthropic-accenture-to-invest-2-billion-in-ai-model-evaluation-as-8388791",
        "published": "2026-09-19T05:41:33.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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