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Compassion BenchmarkSaturday, June 13, 2026No. 60

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The June 13 cycle is the benchmark's first documented government-mandated AI model shutdown: the US Commerce Department suspended Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for all foreign nationals, and Anthropic complied transparently the same day — a conduct pattern that confirms, not lowers, its 59.1 score — while Bolivia's governance breakdown accumulates a further -4.1 delta just under the proposal threshold, and three absolute-floor confirmations carry fresh UN and HRW evidence of ongoing mass harm in Gaza, Sudan, and Russia.

Today in Brief

1,160 reviewed20 assessed6 forward watches

Today's numberHIGHpriority signalAnthropic

MethodologyExplore indexes

1,160 entities reviewed across 7 indexes. Full methodology.

Today's question
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methodology-evolutionai-governanceregulatory-compliance-conduct

Transparency in compliance versus compelled silence: does the Accountability dimension resolve this distinction?

If Anthropic's transparent export-control compliance confirms its 59.1 score, does the ACC dimension adequately distinguish between entities that disclose government directives publicly and those that comply without disclosure — and would the Fable 5/Mythos 5 conduct pattern hold if a future directive prohibited disclosure itself?
Relatedanthropic
Lead signalcritical

Israel 0.0 (Floor Confirmed): OCHA Documents 936 Palestinians Killed Since Ceasefire, Meal Provision Down 55%

What the evidence shows
936 Palestinians killed and 2,903 injured since the Oct 10, 2025 ceasefire
OCHA2026-06-05Cross-referenced
Sources (2)
936 Palestinians killed and 2,903 injured since the Oct 10, 2025 ceasefire
OCHA2026-06-05Cross-referenced
Gaza: Israel Curbs Aid, Kills Civilians During Ceasefire
Human Rights Watch2026-05-19NGO
What we found

OCHA's June 5/6, 2026 situation report documents 936 Palestinians killed and 2,903 injured since the October 10, 2025 ceasefire announcement; daily meal provision fell from approximately 1.5 million (mid-March) to approximately 678,000 (May 28), a 55% decline; the Zikim crossing was closed; and UNRWA operations are obstructed, with military facilities established at the Sheikh Jarrah compound. HRW published 'Gaza: Israel Curbs Aid, Kills Civilians During Ceasefire' on May 19, 2026.

Why it matters

These harms are attributable to Israel's conduct toward the population of Gaza and reinforce the existing absolute floor at composite 0.0. The floor designation cannot move lower; the evidence is recorded to support the continued floor state.

CountriesOCHACross-referenced
Score trajectory — israel
israel score trajectory: stable from 0 (2026-05-18) to 0 (2026-06-14)
Forward watch6 upcoming triggers
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  • 48 days

    July natural peak window for Bundibugyo Ebola strain in Ituri — 18 health zones affected, no approved vaccine, 676/136 as of June 12. Documented state obstruction of international response before t…

  • 50 days
    AnthropicHIGH2026-08-02

    EU AI Act GPAI compliance deadline — first hard transparency documentation requirement for large AI models. No assessed AI lab has published required documentation. Compliance posture at the deadli…

  • 201 days
    United StatesMEDIUM2026-12-31

    OBBBA Medicaid community-engagement rule implementation — late 2026/January 2027. Coverage-loss materialization generates scorable evidence when verified enrollment data is published. CBO projects …

  • TBD

    State-of-emergency declaration or documented military deployment against protesters. The research delta is 4.1 points (0.9 below the 5-point threshold). Either event would likely cross the threshol…

  • TBD
    Oracle CorporationMEDIUM

    Washington state class-action ruling on the sign-or-forfeit severance structure. The June 12 change proposal (20.6 → 14.7, Developing → Critical) carries forward; adverse adjudication strengthens t…

  • TBD
    IranMEDIUM

    Documentation of a second dominant harm category (mass detention of a distinct minority at scale, forced disappearances at scale) would break the single-dominant-extremity hold and trigger a reasse…

Signal stack

11 signals
Ai Labshigh

Anthropic 59.1 (Confirmed): First Government-Mandated AI Model Shutdown — Export-Control Compliance Scored as Transparent Conduct

On June 12, 2026, the US Commerce Department issued an export-control directive requiring Anthropic to suspend its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for all foreign nationals, including foreign-national Anthropic staff, citing national security and a reported jailbreak.

We apologize for this disruption to our customers
Anthropic2026-06-12Primary source
Sources (3)
Anthropic2026-06-12Primary source
Fortune2026-06-13Journalism
Al Jazeera2026-06-13Journalism
Countriescritical

Russia 0.0 (Floor Confirmed): OVD-Info Designated 'Extremist' June 4–5, Criminalizing Legal Aid for Rights Cases

On June 4-5, 2026, Russia designated OVD-Info — the leading human-rights monitoring organization providing legal aid in freedom-of-assembly cases and operating a 24/7 abuse-reporting hotline — as an 'extremist organisation' on the Rosfinmonitoring list.

Russia designated OVD-Info an 'extremist organisation', criminalizing cooperation with the legal aid group
Human Rights Watch2026-06-05NGO
Sources (2)
Human Rights Watch2026-06-05NGO
Meduza2026-06-04Journalism
Countriescritical

Sudan 0.0 (Floor Confirmed): 30M+ in Need, Appeal 16% Funded, 14M Displaced, GBV Need at 12.7M

IOM Sudan Crisis Response Plan 2026 and UN reporting (April 2026) document the full scale of Sudan's humanitarian emergency entering its fourth year: 30 million people need humanitarian assistance; the $2.8 billion UN appeal is approximately 16% funded; approximately 14 million people are displaced; nearly two in five face emergency-level hunger; and 12.7 million people need gender-based violence support — a quadrupling since before the war.

30M+ in need, appeal ~16% funded, 14M displaced
IOM2026-04-01Cross-referenced
Sources (2)
IOM2026-04-01Cross-referenced
UN Women2026-04-15Cross-referenced
medium

AI Labs

First Government-Mandated AI Model Shutdown Establishes Regulatory-Compliance Conduct Category

medium

Countries — Active Perpetration and Floor Cohort

Three Absolute Floors Reinforced with Fresh UN, HRW, and IOM Evidence in a Single Cycle

medium

Countries — Critical Band and Near-Floor

Bolivia's Sub-Threshold Deterioration Is the Fastest Accumulation Pattern in the Current Critical-Band Cohort

medium

Fortune 500

Three Open Change Proposals Carry Forward; Rotation Confirms Five Entities at Baseline

Risk signals

Developments that may affect future scores. Watch items from the Jun 13 briefing.

Risk

Bolivia continues accumulating sub-threshold deterioration evidence in consecutive cycles; a state-of-emergency declaration or documented military deployment would cross the 5-point proposal threshold.

Risk

DRC Ebola (Bundibugyo) is entering the July natural peak window with 18 health zones affected and no approved vaccine; a single obstruction event documented before July 31 converts the natural-disaster overlay hold.

Risk

AI-model export controls establish a new regulatory axis for the AI-labs index; a second government-mandated suspension — of any lab — would establish pattern sufficiency for a new scoring category.

Risk

US Medicaid coverage losses will begin materializing in late 2026/early 2027 as the OBBBA community-engagement rule takes effect; the scale of coverage loss will be scorable when verified enrollment data is published.

Risk

Iran's political execution rate (31+ since March 19, five imminent as of June 9) is approaching the frequency threshold that would trigger a review of whether a second dominant harm category has emerged alongside the existing single-dominant-extremity designation.

Score movements

Entities with score changes this cycle, followed by confirmed positions.

20 assessed
2.7 above Critical-floor
Countries

Doubled blockades, dual ministerial resignations, and medicine shortages deepen Critical-band profile.

12.88.7-4.1ACC −0.10
EuronewsJournalism
Sources (2)
Euronews2026-06-03Journalism
Euronews2026-06-03Journalism
Countries

OBBBA Medicaid work-requirement rule projects 7.8M coverage losses; ICE detention deaths at one per six days.

17.514.7-2.8EQU −0.20
BenefitsUSAAdvocacy
Sources (2)
BenefitsUSA2026-06-02Advocacy
ACLU2026-04-28NGO

Next signal: OBBBA Medicaid community-engagement rule takes effect late-2026/Jan 2027 — coverage-loss materializes

Ai Labs

Export-control shutdown was government-mandated; transparent compliance confirmed Accountability dimension.

59.159.1ACC +0.10
AnthropicPrimary source
Sources (2)
Anthropic2026-06-12Primary source
Al Jazeera2026-06-13Journalism

Next signal: EU AI Act GPAI compliance deadline — first hard transparency documentation trigger for assessed AI labs

Countries

OCHA harm evidence is attributable to Israel's conduct; Palestinian Authority score unaffected.

2525
OCHACross-referenced
Countries

936 Palestinians killed since the ceasefire; daily meal provision down 55%; UNRWA obstructed.

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OCHACross-referenced
Sources (2)
OCHA2026-06-05Cross-referenced
Human Rights Watch2026-05-19NGO
Countries

30M+ in need; appeal 16% funded; GBV need quadrupled to 12.7M as conflict enters fourth year.

00
IOMCross-referenced
Sources (2)
IOM2026-04-01Cross-referenced
UN Women2026-04-15Cross-referenced
Countries

Ebola PHEIC reaches 676 cases / 136 deaths; outbreak spreading into new North Kivu and Ituri zones.

2.32.3
Al JazeeraJournalism
Sources (2)
Al Jazeera2026-06-12Journalism
WHO2026-06-05Cross-referenced

Next signal: July natural peak window for Bundibugyo strain — structural review deadline; state obstruction is the conversion trigger

Countries

May famine-risk warning restates ongoing crisis already priced in near-floor score.

4.74.7
Countries

FAO Sahel projection excluded by freshness rule (published Jan 27, 2026 — outside 14-day window).

21.921.9
Countries

FAO Sahel projection excluded by freshness rule; no fresh in-window Mali-specific conduct evidence.

12.512.5
Countries

FAO Sahel projection excluded by freshness rule; no fresh in-window Niger-specific conduct evidence.

12.512.5
Countries

FAO Sahel projection excluded by freshness rule; Sudan/CAR refugee burden already priced.

10.910.9
Countries

FAO Sahel projection excluded by freshness rule; junta atrocities priced in near-floor score.

6.36.3
Fortune 500

No material compassion-relevant evidence in window; uniform baseline confirmed.

2525
Fortune 500

Only out-of-window items found (2019 settlement, 2022 WARN, Jan 2025 Moss Landing suit); baseline confirmed.

2525
Fortune 500

Only routine items found (FY2026 10-Q, ESG report, Fortune listing); baseline confirmed.

2525
Fortune 500

No material compassion-relevant evidence in window; uniform baseline confirmed.

2525
Fortune 500

No material compassion-relevant evidence in window; uniform baseline confirmed.

2525

Evidence ledger

Primary sources reviewed in this briefing cycle. 18 sources linked.

anthropicTier 1 · Gov/Court2026-06-12
We apologize for this disruption to our customers
Anthropic2026-06-12Primary source

Anthropic issued a direct customer apology on the day of the shutdown without legal deflection

anthropicTier 4 · Journalism2026-06-13
Anthropic disabled both models for all customers on June 12-13 to ensure compliance and published a transparent explanation
Fortune2026-06-13Journalism

Same-day compliance and public communication followed the Commerce Department directive

anthropicTier 4 · Journalism2026-06-13
US Commerce Department issued an export-control directive requiring Anthropic to suspend its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for all foreign nationals
Al Jazeera2026-06-13Journalism

The shutdown was government-mandated on national security grounds, not a product failure

boliviaTier 4 · Journalism2026-06-03
about 100 road blockades... nearly double the number two weeks ago
Euronews2026-06-03Journalism

Bolivia's blockades doubled in two weeks to approximately 100 nationwide by June 3

united-statesTier 5 · Trade/Advocacy2026-06-02
~7.8M projected to lose Medicaid coverage
BenefitsUSA2026-06-02Advocacy

CBO projects approximately 7.8 million people will lose Medicaid under the OBBBA community-engagement rule

united-statesTier 3 · NGO2026-04-28
ACLU documents the 17th 2026 death in ICE detention, with deaths occurring roughly one every six days
ACLU2026-04-28NGO

ICE detention deaths are accumulating at one every six days in 2026 with major capacity expansion underway

united-statesTier 3 · NGO2026-03-18
46 deaths since Jan 2025 as of Mar 18, 2026
KFF2026-03-18NGO

KFF documents 46 ICE detention deaths in the 15 months since January 2025

israelTier 2 · UN/IO2026-06-05
936 Palestinians killed and 2,903 injured since the Oct 10, 2025 ceasefire
OCHA2026-06-05Cross-referenced

OCHA documents 936 fatalities and 2,903 injuries in Gaza in the period since the ceasefire announcement

israelTier 3 · NGO2026-05-19
Gaza: Israel Curbs Aid, Kills Civilians During Ceasefire
Human Rights Watch2026-05-19NGO

HRW published independent documentation of Israel's aid restriction and civilian killings during the ceasefire period

russiaTier 3 · NGO2026-06-05
Russia designated OVD-Info an 'extremist organisation', criminalizing cooperation with the legal aid group
Human Rights Watch2026-06-05NGO

Russia's June 4-5 extremist designation of OVD-Info eliminates a primary human rights monitoring channel

russiaTier 4 · Journalism2026-06-04
OVD-Info provides legal aid in freedom-of-assembly cases and runs a 24/7 abuse-reporting hotline
Meduza2026-06-04Journalism

The ban closes a key legal protection and documentation channel for those detained at protests

sudanTier 2 · UN/IO2026-04-01
30M+ in need, appeal ~16% funded, 14M displaced
IOM2026-04-01Cross-referenced

Sudan's humanitarian emergency reaches 30 million in need with only 16% of the $2.8B UN appeal funded

sudanTier 2 · UN/IO2026-04-15
12.7M need gender-based violence support — a quadrupling since before the war
UN Women2026-04-15Cross-referenced

GBV need in Sudan has quadrupled since the conflict began, with 12.7 million people requiring support

democratic-republic-of-cTier 4 · Journalism2026-06-12
676 confirmed cases, 136 deaths, 262 hospitalized
Al Jazeera2026-06-12Journalism

DRC's Ebola outbreak reached 676 cases and 136 deaths by June 12, 2026

democratic-republic-of-cTier 2 · UN/IO2026-06-05
WHO described a 'catastrophic collision of disease and conflict'
WHO2026-06-05Cross-referenced

WHO's characterization frames the outbreak within the DRC's ongoing conflict context

RussiaTier 3 · NGO2026-01-15
~1,299 war-opposition prosecutions and 373 still imprisoned
Human Rights Watch2026-01-15NGO

HRW World Report 2026 documents the scale of Russia's anti-war prosecution campaign

IranTier 5 · Trade/Advocacy2026-06-03
at least 31 political executions since March 19, 2026, most recent June 3 (Fatollah Avari, Hamedan)
Iran Human Rights Monitor2026-06-03Advocacy

Iran executed at least 31 people on political grounds since mid-March 2026

IranTier 5 · Trade/Advocacy2026-06-09
five political prisoners facing imminent execution in Sheiban/Ahvaz Prison
NCRI2026-06-09Advocacy

NCRI reports five political prisoners facing imminent execution as of June 9

Floor designations

·8 entities at composite 0 with documented evidence pattern

Composite scores resolving at zero — methodology disclosure

These entities have all 8 dimensions resolving at the lowest behavioral anchor (1.0/5.0) across multiple assessment cycles. Read the methodology.

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