# Anthropic RSP 3.2: LTBT Can Force External Risk-Report Reviews

Times of AI Desk · 2026-04-29 · Policy

[https://timesof.ai/2026/04/anthropic-responsible-scaling-policy-v3-2](https://timesof.ai/2026/04/anthropic-responsible-scaling-policy-v3-2)

> Anthropic Responsible Scaling Policy v3.2 (April 29) lets the Long-Term Benefit Trust request external reviews of Risk Reports, approve reviewer selection, and require regular briefings. The trade is harder self-oversight optics — still voluntary, still company-controlled policy text.

Version bumps on voluntary safety policies rarely change the product. This one changes **who can demand a second set of eyes** on Anthropic’s own Risk Reports — and who picks those eyes.

**Anthropic** released **Responsible Scaling Policy Version 3.2**, effective April 29, 2026. The RSP is the company’s voluntary framework for catastrophic risks from advanced systems. The 3.2 delta concentrates power in the **Long-Term Benefit Trust (LTBT)** rather than rewriting ASL thresholds.

## What changed

| Provision (Anthropic primary) | v3.2 |
|-------------------------------|------|
| **External Risk Report review** | LTBT can **request** external review |
| **Reviewer selection** | LTBT can **approve** Anthropic’s choice of external reviewers |
| **Briefings** | Formal requirement for regular LTBT briefings on RSP implementation |

Full RSP text and a redline vs prior versions are on Anthropic’s site. Preceding cadence: **v3.1** effective April 2; **v3.0** effective February 24 — those introduced Frontier Safety Roadmaps and Risk Reports.

## Claims vs checks

Policy text and redline are **Anthropic primary**. “Strengthened independent oversight” is the company’s framing; the LTBT remains Anthropic’s designated trust structure, not a government regulator. No third-party audit of whether prior Risk Reports would have changed under 3.2 powers is published with the release.

## Limits

- Voluntary framework — no statutory enforcement.
- External review is requestable, not automatically mandatory for every Risk Report.
- Briefing cadence and reviewer criteria are not fully enumerated in the desk summary of the redline.

## Sources

- [Anthropic: “Anthropic’s Responsible Scaling Policy” (Version 3.2 effective April 29, 2026)](https://www.anthropic.com/responsible-scaling-policy)
- RSP document and redline for Version 3.2.