# Strengthening our safety ecosystem with external testing

DevFeed: [Strengthening our safety ecosystem with external testing](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/strengthening-our-safety-ecosystem-with-external-testing-6667.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://openai.com/index/strengthening-safety-with-external-testing>)

Published: 2025-11-19T12:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [OpenAI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/openai-news.md>)

Topics: [AI Chat](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-chat.md>), [ai observability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-observability.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [evaluation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/evaluation.md>), [external](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/external.md>), [frontier-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/frontier-ai.md>), [gpt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gpt.md>), [model](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/model.md>), [models](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/models.md>), [openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openai.md>), [safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/safety.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>)

## AI overview

OpenAI describes how independent third parties assess frontier models to validate safety claims, identify blind spots, and inform deployment decisions.

## Source excerpt

OpenAI works with independent experts to evaluate frontier AI systems. Third-party testing strengthens safety, validates safeguards, and increases transparency in how we assess model capabilities and risks.