Two current operator signals, translated into a plain-language weekly control block.

• OpenAI announced plans to acquire Promptfoo, pushing testing/eval workflows further into default AI release practice.
• Anthropic launched The Anthropic Institute while NIST reinforced monitoring guidance context for deployed AI systems.
• A 35-minute operator block you can run weekly with one owner and clear pause authority.

1. Require a tiny evidence packet for each AI behavior change (3 prompts + pass/fail + approver + rollback owner).
2. Publish a one-page operator memo in plain language (approved, restricted, paused, exception path, next review).
3. Run one mini pause drill each week: "output is wrong; who pauses in 10 minutes?"
4. Block scale-up on any workflow missing named approver or rollback owner. ...