evaluator; distance from a lab: 2
Palisade Research
Scorecard
Independent capability-elicitation research on released models: shutdown resistance, self-replication, offensive cyber.
Nonprofit, Berkeley, US. Confidence med. Domains: cyber, autonomy, scheming. Scores by preset: Lab procurement 60; Regulator or auditor 60; Public trust 60; Equal weights 60. Weakest dimension: access depth (lab-granted) 1/4.
What would move the score. Pre-release access on published terms would raise the access score without touching the others.
Funding 3/4
Mostly philanthropic or public money; some lab-linked pooled funds.
evidence: tier 1 (filing/index)
Anchor 3: philanthropic, no lab contracts found, but the main traced funder is two steps from a lab investor and no primary-filing negative is on file.
- Philanthropically funded; no lab contracts found.
Palisade Research (Palisade Research, 2026) tier 3 selfconfirmed2026-09-14 - About $3.8M in cumulative Coefficient Giving grants per the index snapshot; Coefficient's principal is an Anthropic Series A investor and board observer by his own account. No bounded negative on lab money is on file.
Coefficient Giving grants index (Coefficient Giving, 2026-09-11) tier 1 indeximported metr-money-figure research ledger and audits (Kevin Bass (GitHub), 2026-09-14) tier 2 ledgerconfirmed2026-09-11 - Coefficient Giving's database records two grants totaling $2,123,463 for general support; the imported index total of $3,803,463 is marked differs pending reconciliation.
Palisade Research grants (Open Philanthropy / Coefficient Giving, 2025) tier 1 indexunaudited evaluators.csv (24 evaluators: Coefficient and SFF totals, lab money, government contracts, leadership) (Kevin Bass (GitHub), 2026-09-14) tier 2 ledgerunverifiable2026-09-15 - Open: Check Palisade's Form 990 Schedule of contributors and any lab-money policy statement.
- Open: Reconcile $2,123,463 (grants database) with $3,803,463 (index snapshot).
Governance 3/4
Nonprofit or public body with a COI policy.
evidence: tier 3 (self)
Anchor 3 on governance given the cited signals.
- Nonprofit.
Palisade Research (Palisade Research, 2026) tier 3 selfconfirmed2026-09-14
Personnel 3/4
Recusal policy and disclosure of lab ties.
evidence: tier 2 (ledger)
Anchor 3 (provisional): no lab board roles found (palisade.07), but the founder and executive director previously worked on Anthropic’s security team (palisade.10) — a former, disclosed lab tie, not a current one. Provisional readings are open to public correction through the contribution path.
- No lab board roles found.
Palisade Research (Palisade Research, 2026) tier 3 selfconfirmed2026-09-14 - Founder and executive director previously worked on Anthropic's security team; SFF recommendations of about $3.2M.
evaluators.csv (24 evaluators: Coefficient and SFF totals, lab money, government contracts, leadership) (Kevin Bass (GitHub), 2026-09-14) tier 2 ledgerunverifiable2026-09-11
Access depth (lab-granted) 1/4
Pre-release API with safeguards on.
evidence: tier 3 (self)
Anchor 1 on access given the cited signals.
- Little pre-deployment access; most work is on released models.
Palisade Research (Palisade Research, 2026) tier 3 selfconfirmed2026-09-14
Scope control 4/4
Evaluator sets scope, can investigate incidents, can refuse sign-off.
evidence: tier 3 (self)
Anchor 4 on scope given the cited signals.
- Sets its own questions and publishes without lab review.
Palisade Research (Palisade Research, 2026) tier 3 selfconfirmed2026-09-14
Publication rights 4/4
Full editorial control, record of adverse findings, redaction statements.
evidence: tier 3 (self)
Anchor 4 on publication given the cited signals.
- Publishes findings unwelcome to labs, including shutdown resistance and self-replication.
Palisade Research (Palisade Research, 2026) tier 3 selfconfirmed2026-09-14
Method transparency 3/4
Tasks or code partly open.
evidence: tier 3 (self)
Anchor 3 on methods given the cited signals.
- Publishes code and transcripts.
Palisade Research (Palisade Research, 2026) tier 3 selfconfirmed2026-09-14
Role incompatibility 4/4
No commercial products.
evidence: tier 3 (self)
Anchor 4 on products given the cited signals.
- No commercial products.
Palisade Research (Palisade Research, 2026) tier 3 selfconfirmed2026-09-14
Traced money and ties
hop 2: 2 rows (recommendation $1.1M, grant $2.1M). Confirmed rows: 1 of 2 (2 quarantined: T10, T37). Dollar sums: confirmed + unaudited USD rows only; imported figures are not re-derived and never summed. Second hop traced for 2 of 2 sources. Ties: none within two steps recorded. Bounded negatives on file: 0.
Ledger
Money in
- T10 from Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy): grant $3.80M; superseded by T75 — excluded from sums; superseded by T75 — excluded from sums, 2021-2025. cumulative supersededtier 1 indexhttps://coefficientgiving.org/
- T37 from Survival and Flourishing Fund: recommendation $2.08M; quarantined — excluded from sums, 2023-2024. SFF recommendations 2023 to 2024 (cumulative minus the confirmed 2025 row) differstier 3 selfhttps://survivalandflourishing.fund/
- T66 from Survival and Flourishing Fund: recommendation $1.13M, 2025. SFF 2025: $1,133,000 incl. $205,000 speculation grant and $928,000 matching pledge confirmedtier 3 selfhttps://survivalandflourishing.fund/2025/recommendations
- T75 from Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy): grant $2.12M, 2023-2025. two grants for general support per the grants database unauditedtier 1 indexhttps://www.openphilanthropy.org/grants/
Roles hosted
- R45 Jeffrey Ladish: principal, 2022. founder; imported kevinnbass/metr-money-figure:EV19 importedhttps://palisaderesearch.org/about
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