Anthropic pioneered the Responsible Scaling Policy

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Anthropic's RSP is one of the first formal industry commitments to conditional scaling, making it a key reference for AI governance discussions and a template other labs have since adapted.

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This page documents Anthropic's Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP), a framework that ties AI development and deployment decisions to demonstrated capability thresholds and corresponding safety measures. It outlines commitments to pause or restrict scaling if AI systems reach certain dangerous capability levels without adequate safeguards, and tracks updates to the policy over time.

Key Points

•RSP establishes 'AI Safety Levels' (ASL) that define capability thresholds requiring progressively stricter safety and security measures before deployment.
•Anthropic commits to halting deployment or training if a model reaches a new ASL without corresponding safety standards being met.
•The policy addresses risks from CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear) weapons uplift and autonomous AI capabilities as key danger categories.
•RSP updates reflect iterative refinement of commitments based on new research, red-teaming results, and evolving understanding of frontier risks.
•Serves as a model for other frontier AI labs considering similar safety-gated scaling commitments and industry-wide norms.

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# Anthropic's Responsible Scaling Policy

Anticipating and securing against emerging threats that accompany increasingly powerful models

Last updated Feb 24, 2026

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[Read Anthropic's Responsible Scaling Policy](https://anthropic.com/responsible-scaling-policy/rsp-v3-0)

As frontier AI models advance, we believe they will bring about transformative benefits for our society and economy. AI could accelerate scientific discoveries, revolutionize healthcare, enhance our education system, and create entirely new domains for human creativity and innovation. Frontier AI models also, however, present new challenges and risks that warrant careful study and effective safeguards.

In September 2023, we released the first version of our Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP). We believe that risk governance in this rapidly evolving domain should be proportional, iterative, and exportable. In that spirit, we have continued to refine the RSP over time and will use this page to inform the public of any developments.

## Current and Prior Versions

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**Read the current version of the RSP**\\
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See the PDF](https://anthropic.com/responsible-scaling-policy/rsp-v3-0)

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**RSP Noncompliance Reporting and Anti-Retaliation Policy**\\
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See the PDF](https://www-cdn.anthropic.com/fcf136d0f2204e2184f73c6bd082bea27f2d631b/RSP%20Noncompliance%20Reporting%20and%20Anti-Retaliation%20Policy%20(Final%202025.12.04).pdf)

- [Version 3.0](https://anthropic.com/responsible-scaling-policy/rsp-v3-0) (effective February 24, 2026)
- [Version 2.2](https://www-cdn.anthropic.com/872c653b2d0501d6ab44cf87f43e1dc4853e4d37.pdf) and [redline](https://cdn.sanity.io/files/4zrzovbb/website/ee775bdcf76b2e2af32d658c934f460383d07c46.pdf) (effective May 14, 2025)
- [Version 2.1](https://www-cdn.anthropic.com/17310f6d70ae5627f55313ed067afc1a762a4068.pdf) (effective March 31, 2025)
- [Version 2.0](https://www-cdn.anthropic.com/616dee633636e5bd309cb73aed8622e80fe47839.pdf) (effective October 15, 2024)
- [Version 1.0](https://www-cdn.anthropic.com/1adf000c8f675958c2ee23805d91aaade1cd4613/responsible-scaling-policy.pdf) (effective September 19, 2023)

## February 24, 2026

Version 3.0 is a comprehensive rewrite of the RSP. The reasoning behind the rewrite can be found [here](https://anthropic.com/news/responsible-scaling-policy-v3).

This new version of the RSP involves the publication of [Frontier Safety Roadmaps](https://anthropic.com/responsible-scaling-policy/roadmap) with detailed safety goals, and [Risk Reports](https://anthropic.com/f

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