Anthropic hires Accenture for AI safety testing, outsourcing red-teaming to a consultancy

Anthropic brings in Accenture for AI safety testing

Anthropic partners with Accenture to run independent safety testing on its AI models. Accenture will build a dedicated red team to simulate attacks and jailbreaks, helping Anthropic catch vulnerabilities before release. This is Anthropic's first time outsourcing safety testing to a major consultancy, rather than relying solely on internal teams or academic partners. The post doesn't disclose the contract value, specific testing scope, or which model versions Accenture will access.