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The complete public research corpus of Standards Body: foundational sources, the eight foundation papers, institutional-design proposals, essays, and explainers. Every record states its type, version, status, review state, and release date, links to downloadable artifacts with checksums, and is subject to recorded correction, supersession, and withdrawal. Released versions are preserved without silent edits. This page is the project’s canonical publication index.

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Foundational sources

  • The Foundations of Frontier AI Evaluation Infrastructure

    Foundational source · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewed5 min readevaluationinstitutionsoverview

    Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than the institutions responsible for understanding, evaluating, and governing it.

  • Standards Body Project Identity

    Foundational source · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 39 mininstitutionstransparency

    This document defines the identity of Standards Body.

  • Standards Body Evaluation Philosophy

    Foundational source · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 62 minevaluationevidencemethodology

    This document explains what evaluation is for, what makes it meaningful, how it should be interpreted, and where its authority ends.

  • Standards Body Terminology

    Foundational source · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 73 minterminologystandardsassurance

    This document establishes the canonical terminology of Standards Body.

  • Standards Body Evidence Standards

    Foundational source · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 61 minevidencemethodologytransparency

    This document defines the evidence standards of Standards Body.

  • Standards Body Research Methodology

    Foundational source · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 68 minmethodologyevidence

    This document establishes how Standards Body conducts research.

  • Standards Body Taxonomy

    Foundational source · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 67 minterminologyevaluationmethodology

    This document establishes the canonical classification architecture of Standards Body.

  • Foundations Appendix

    Foundational source · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 65 minevaluationmethodologyoverview

    This appendix integrates the eight Standards Body foundations into one coherent system.

Foundation papers

  • Foundation 1: Dynamic Evaluation Protocols

    Foundation paper 1 of 8 · Working white paper · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 52 minevaluationstandardsprotocols

    This paper defines the Standards Body position on dynamic evaluation protocols for frontier artificial intelligence.

  • Foundation 2: Held-Out Evaluations

    Foundation paper 2 of 8 · Working white paper · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 57 minevaluationevidenceprotocols

    This paper defines the Standards Body position on held-out evaluations for frontier artificial intelligence.

  • Foundation 3: High-Stakes Capability Evaluation

    Foundation paper 3 of 8 · Working white paper · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 59 minevaluationriskprotocols

    This paper defines the Standards Body position on evaluating AI capabilities that may produce unusually consequential outcomes.

  • Foundation 4: Independent Expert Review

    Foundation paper 4 of 8 · Working white paper · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 53 minreviewgovernanceassurance

    This paper defines the Standards Body position on independent expert review for frontier artificial intelligence.

  • Foundation 5: Third-Party Auditor Ecosystem

    Foundation paper 5 of 8 · Working white paper · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 53 minassuranceaccreditationinstitutions

    This paper defines the Standards Body position on the development of a trustworthy third-party evaluator and auditor ecosystem for frontier artificial intelligence.

  • Foundation 6: Progressive Standards and Requirements

    Foundation paper 6 of 8 · Working white paper · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 54 minstandardsgovernance

    This paper defines the Standards Body position on how frontier AI evaluation practices may responsibly develop from research and voluntary commitments into progressively more formal standards, assurance expectations, contractual duties, procurement requirements, and legal obligations.

  • Foundation 7: Incentives and Prestige

    Foundation paper 7 of 8 · Working white paper · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 58 minincentivesinstitutions

    This paper defines the Standards Body position on incentives, recognition, reputation, and prestige within frontier AI evaluation and standards development.

  • Foundation 8: Global Interoperability

    Foundation paper 8 of 8 · Working white paper · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 51 mininteroperabilitystandardsgovernance

    This paper defines the Standards Body position on global interoperability for frontier artificial intelligence evaluation, assurance, standards, and governance.

Institutional-design proposals

Research proposals for a possible future institution, not descriptions of current operating programs. Standards Body does not currently operate a standards-development, accreditation, assurance, partnership, or contributor program.

  • Standards Body Institution Design

    Institutional-design proposal · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 77 mininstitutionsgovernance

    A Standards Body research and institutional-design proposal describing the architecture of a possible future frontier AI standards and assurance institution.

  • Standards Body Governance Framework

    Institutional-design proposal · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 91 mingovernanceinstitutionstransparency

    A Standards Body research and institutional-design proposal describing governance controls for a possible future institution.

  • Standards Body Standards Development Process

    Institutional-design proposal · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 84 minstandardsgovernanceprocess

    A Standards Body research and institutional-design proposal describing how standards could be developed, approved, and maintained by a possible future institution.

  • Standards Body Evaluator Accreditation Framework

    Institutional-design proposal · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 96 minaccreditationassuranceinstitutions

    A Standards Body research and institutional-design proposal describing how evaluator competence and impartiality could be accredited by a possible future institution.

  • Standards Body Partnership Principles

    Institutional-design proposal · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 95 mininstitutionsgovernance

    A Standards Body research and institutional-design proposal describing principles that would govern partnerships of a possible future institution.

  • Standards Body Transparency Framework

    Institutional-design proposal · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 74 mintransparencygovernance

    A Standards Body research and institutional-design proposal describing transparency obligations for the project and a possible future institution.

  • Standards Body Contributor Framework

    Institutional-design proposal · Version 1.0 · Released July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewedabout 86 mininstitutionsprocess

    A Standards Body research and institutional-design proposal describing how contributors could participate in a possible future institution.

Essays and research notes

  • A Crosswalk of Frontier AI Safety Frameworks: Evaluation Triggers and Commitments

    Research note · Version 1.0 · Released July 18, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewed12 min readevaluationstandardsgovernancerisk

    A documented comparison of the evaluation triggers, thresholds, and commitments in Anthropic’s Responsible Scaling Policy, OpenAI’s Preparedness Framework, and Google DeepMind’s Frontier Safety Framework, as of July 18, 2026.

  • Static Benchmarks Are Not Enough: Why Frontier AI Evaluation Must Be Continuously Maintained

    Public foundational essay · SB-PUB-2026-0001 · Version 1.0 · Published July 17, 2026

    CurrentNot externally reviewed18 min readevaluationprotocolsstandards

    Why consequential frontier AI evaluation should move from static benchmarks to versioned, governed, continuously maintained protocols. A public-facing derivative of Foundation 1.

Explainers

  • An Evaluation Is Not an Audit

    Public explainer · Released July 17, 2026

    Current5 min readterminologyassurance

    Evaluation, testing, and audit are different activities with different evidence. Confusing them changes what a result actually shows.

  • Certification Is Not Accreditation

    Public explainer · Released July 17, 2026

    Current5 min readterminologyassurance

    Certification attests that requirements were met. Accreditation recognizes that a body is competent to assess. The words are routinely swapped, and the swap misleads.

  • Assurance Is Not a Safety Guarantee

    Public explainer · Released July 17, 2026

    Current5 min readterminologyassurance

    Assurance provides bounded confidence from evidence. It never provides certainty, and passing an evaluation is not proof of safety.