Anthropic said on September 18, 2026 that it is partnering with Accenture on independent evaluation of frontier AI, with each company expecting to invest at least $1 billion in building capacity in the area over the next five years. The partnership will be led by Faculty, Accenture’s specialist AI business, and will include evaluating and red-teaming models, conducting alignment assessments, and testing model safeguards. Anthropic described the work as a step toward a commitment, made in a…