Debate Erupts Over METR's Claimed 2x R&D Speedup and AI Timelines

Commentators revisit METR's claimed 2x R&D speedup, questioning whether it is real, AI-driven, and compounding, and caution against treating Ajeya and Ryan's views as an all-things-considered conclusion on AI timelines, even if grounded in reasonable modeling assumptions.

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