During the July 21–August 11, 2026 pilot audit, two researchers—one each from METR and Redwood Research—were stationed on-site with access to OpenAI's codebase, internal documentation, and technical staff

From the articleThird-party evaluators found vulnerabilities in OpenAI monitoring system during test pilotAlso in External evaluators find flaws in OpenAI's AI monitoring system in pilot review | Reuters, Three-week on-site audit at OpenAI reveals major gaps in AI safety monitoring