Source of record
Where this definition comes from
Anthropic Responsible Scaling Policy v3.4, §4(8)
“Policy changes: Changes to the RSP will be proposed by the CEO and RSO, and approved by the Board in consultation with the LTBT. If we update the RSP, we will publicly share the updated version prior to or on [the effective date].”
https://cdn.sanity.io/files/4zrzovbb/website/0bacdc8440ea96e62a8766d99ebe1d4eea6d5f3a.pdfEU GPAI Code of Practice, Safety and Security Chapter, Measure 1.3/1.4
“Framework updated 'as appropriate, including without undue delay after a Framework assessment ... to ensure the information in Measure 1.1 is kept up-to-date and the Framework is at least state-of-the-art', with a changelog, version number and date of change.”
https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/118119California SB 53, 22757.12(b)
“A large frontier developer shall review and, as appropriate, update its frontier AI framework at least once per year.”
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB53
Crosswalk
How named organisations use this concept
| Organisation | Their term, as published | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic Anthropic RSP v3.4 | “§4(8) verbatim: "Policy changes: Changes to the RSP will be proposed by the CEO and RSO, and approved by the Board in consultation with the LTBT. If we update the RSP, we will publicly share the updated version prior to or on [the effective date]." §4(6)-(7): "Internal review: We will regularly conduct an internal review of our implementation of this policy" and "Procedural compliance review: On approximately an annual basis, we will commission a third-party review that assesses whether we adhered to this policy's main procedural commitments." Point releases v3.1 to v3.4 with described changes (§1.3); glossary terms "tentative, and they may change in future risk reports" (§2.5 fn 12).” Also cites {RR} (point-release history) and {METR} (cross-lab framing). | exact confidence: high | Anthropic Responsible Scaling Policy v3.4 |
| OpenAI OpenAI Preparedness Framework v2 / Frontier Governance Framework | “"We will review and potentially update the Preparedness Framework for continued sufficiency at least once a year." (App. B). FGF: "Updates to this FGF may be proposed by Open AI's Safety Advisory Group, Head of Safety Systems, Head of Preparedness, Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel, or executive leadership"; material updates presented to two boards "with changes and justifications for material updates documented in a changelog and published within 30 days of the update" (§7.1); "Framework Assessment" at least every 12 months (§7.2).” The once-a-year review commitment quoted first is from {PF} App. B; the proposer/changelog/assessment detail is from {FGF}. Also relevant: the open-VERIFY register (item 3) records that a targeted search found no PF version after v2 (15 Apr 2025) -- checked-negative, not certain non-existence. | exact confidence: high | OpenAI Frontier Governance Framework |
| Google DeepMind Frontier Safety Framework v3.1 | “"The Frontier Safety Framework will be reviewed at least once a year--more frequently if we have reasonable grounds to believe the adequacy of the Framework or our adherence to it has been materially undermined." "The updated version and framework assessment will be reviewed by the appropriate corporate governance bodies." (s.5.1)” | exact confidence: high | Google DeepMind Frontier Safety Framework v3.1 |
| xAI xAI Frontier AI Framework (30 Jun 2026) | “"We will review this Framework periodically, and expect significant changes as the capabilities of our models expand." (s.1). No change log.” {FAIF26} PDF metadata reads 'Privileged/Confidential DRAFT working FRAMEWORK DOC'; draft-vs-final status unresolved (open-VERIFY register item 4). Coded DU because the review trigger and any changelog requirement are declared but left undefined beyond 'periodically'. | none confidence: medium | xAI Frontier AI Framework (30 Jun 2026) |
| Meta Meta Advanced AI Scaling Framework v2 | “Update "when we have reasonable grounds to believe either its adequacy or our adherence to it has been materially undermined, or at least every twelve months, whichever is sooner"; "have it confirmed by our Director of Alignment and Risk and Chief AI Officer, and publish the updated version" (§5.1).” | exact confidence: high | Meta Advanced AI Scaling Framework v2 |
| EU EU GPAI Code of Practice, Safety and Security Chapter | “Measure 1.3: Framework updated "as appropriate, including without undue delay after a Framework assessment ... to ensure the information in Measure 1.1 is kept up-to-date and the Framework is at least state-of-the-art", with "a changelog ... along with a version number and the date of change." A Framework assessment runs "if [Signatories] have reasonable grounds to believe that the adequacy of their Framework and/or their adherence thereto has been or will be materially undermined, or every 12 months starting from their placing of the model on the market, whichever is sooner", and covers both "Framework adequacy" and "Framework adherence" (incl. documented non-adherence and remediation plans). Updated Framework given to the AI Office "within five business days" of confirmation (Measure 1.4).” | exact confidence: high | EU GPAI Code of Practice, Safety and Security Chapter |
| California SB 53 California SB 53 | “"(1) A large frontier developer shall review and, as appropriate, update its frontier AI framework at least once per year. (2) If a large frontier developer makes a material modification ... publish the modified frontier AI framework and a justification for that modification within 30 days." (22757.12(b))” | exact confidence: high | California SB 53 |
| METR METR | “"Updating Policies Over Time: Intentions to update the policy periodically, with protocols detailing how this will be done."” | exact confidence: medium | METR |
| Safety Framework Cards (discovery) Safety Framework Cards (SSRN 7061798) | “"revision protocol" [UV].” SFC paywalled/unread; discovery-snippet only. No resolvable primary URL supplied for this tag. | none confidence: low | Discovery sweep (evaluator ecosystem; Safety Framework Cards, unread/paywalled) |
| Seoul Summit signatories Frontier AI Safety Commitments (Seoul 2024) | “Approaches may change "only with public updates that give reasons".” | close confidence: medium | Frontier AI Safety Commitments (AI Seoul Summit 2024) |







