METR reviews automated R&D risk chapter of Anthropic risk report
11/05/2026 — 11/06, 02:19·1 sources (all)·1 reports (all)
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- METR published an independent review of the automated R&D risk chapter in Anthropic's August risk report, agreeing with its judgment that ca…
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METR published an independent assessment of the automated research risk chapter in Anthropic's August risk report. It agreed with Anthropic's judgment that catastrophic risks from the models released on July 15 were low. METR explained that Anthropic had the right to redact non-public information in this assessment. In line with its transparency approach, METR had the right to disclose whether Anthropic exercised those redaction rights, and whether any of its findings depended significantly on redacted information. METR added that all redactions important to its conclusions are described in the report.
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METR has published its review of the 'Risks from automated R&D' section of Anthropic's August 2026 Risk Report. METR says it agrees with Anthropic that catastrophic risks from the July 15 models were low, and notes that Anthropic redacted non-public information while METR disclosed which redactions mattered to its conclusions.
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