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“Meets” needs a written policy or the contract wording. One public statement, such as an interview comment or a statement reported in the press, earns “Partly” at most. “Falls short” can rest on credible reporting, such as a news report quoting staff. When it does, the evidence says so and includes the lab’s response.
Public evidence only
Can people who work at AI labs tell the public when something's wrong? Lab Canary checks what's publicly known about lab contracts and speak-up policies against a simple standard: protect real secrets, never gag criticism or whistleblowing.
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The standard
Seven principles a lab's staff contracts should meet. They're the yardstick for this scorecard, not contract wording or legal advice. Employment law differs between countries, so anyone drafting or signing a contract should get their own lawyer.
The evidence
| Lab | Clause | Rating | Evidence | Sources and dates |
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How opting in works
1. Publish your terms
A lab shares its standard employment, exit and equity terms (redacted is fine) plus its speak-up policy.
2. Get scored
Each clause gets a rating, with the exact wording that earned it.
3. Shown here
Opted-in labs are marked. Everyone else stays rated on public evidence only.