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title: "Announcing our updated Responsible Scaling Policy"
description: "Anthropic published a significant update to its Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP), a framework for managing catastrophic risks from frontier AI. The update introduces two key capability thresholds—autonomous AI research and development and CBRN weapons—that would require upgraded safeguards from ASL-2 to ASL-3 or higher. It refines model evaluation and safeguard assessment methodologies by adopting safety case methods from high-reliability industries and adding internal governance and external expert feedback. The policy reaffirms models will not be trained or deployed without adequate safeguards and incorporates lessons from minor procedural issues like late evaluations that posed minimal risk. Co-Founder Jared Kaplan becomes Responsible Scaling Officer, with the company hiring for RSP teams including Frontier Red Team and Trust & Safety."
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# Announcing our updated Responsible Scaling Policy

[Anthropic](https://yomu.fyi/company/anthropic) · Anthropic · Oct 14, 2026

**Type:** Announcement

## Summary

Anthropic published a significant update to its Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP), a framework for managing catastrophic risks from frontier AI. The update introduces two key capability thresholds—autonomous AI research and development and CBRN weapons—that would require upgraded safeguards from ASL-2 to ASL-3 or higher. It refines model evaluation and safeguard assessment methodologies by adopting safety case methods from high-reliability industries and adding internal governance and external expert feedback. The policy reaffirms models will not be trained or deployed without adequate safeguards and incorporates lessons from minor procedural issues like late evaluations that posed minimal risk. Co-Founder Jared Kaplan becomes Responsible Scaling Officer, with the company hiring for RSP teams including Frontier Red Team and Trust & Safety.

## Context

In September 2023, Anthropic released its initial Responsible Scaling Policy, a framework for managing risks from increasingly capable AI systems. After a year of implementation and learning, the company published this significantly updated version incorporating practical insights.

## Approach / What changed

The updated RSP introduces capability thresholds for autonomous AI R&D and CBRN weapons that require stronger safeguards. It refines evaluation processes using safety case methodologies from high-reliability industries, adds internal governance and external expert input, and retains the proportional protection principle via AI Safety Level Standards (ASL), with current operations at ASL-2.

## Takeaways

- The updated RSP introduces two capability thresholds: autonomous AI research and development (potentially ASL-4 or higher) and CBRN weapons assistance (ASL-3), which trigger upgraded safeguards.
- The policy refines model and safeguard evaluations by adopting safety case methodologies from high-reliability industries and adding internal governance and external expert feedback.
- Lessons from the first year of implementation identified minor procedural issues like late evaluations, which posed minimal risk and led to procedural adjustments in the updated policy.

## FAQ

### What capability thresholds trigger stronger safeguards?

Two thresholds: autonomous AI research and development (requiring potentially ASL-4 or higher standards) and CBRN weapons assistance (requiring ASL-3 standards).

### What does ASL-3 include?

ASL-3 safeguards involve enhanced security measures like internal access controls and robust model weight protection, plus deployment controls including real-time monitoring, rapid response protocols, and pre-deployment red teaming.

### What governance changes were announced?

Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer Jared Kaplan becomes the new Responsible Scaling Officer, succeeding Sam McCandlish, and the company is hiring a Head of Responsible Scaling and other RSP-related roles.

**Tags:** [AI Governance](https://yomu.fyi/topic/ai-governance), [AI Safety](https://yomu.fyi/topic/ai-safety), [Responsible Scaling](https://yomu.fyi/topic/responsible-scaling)

- Source: [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/news/announcing-our-updated-responsible-scaling-policy)
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