# "Model access for third-parties — it’s a big deal!" by Cleo Nardo

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Published: 2026-07-02T11:30:32+00:00
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Over time, there might be an increasingly large gap between insider model access and outsider model access. By insiders, I mean employees at the frontier lab.[1] By "outsiders", I mean external safety researchers, third-party auditors, and other actors trying to make the future go well. I will call this a model access gap — and when the gap is small, I'll call this model access parity.[2] I think that one of the top priorities for the external AI safety community over the next 6-12 months ...

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