METR post seen as plea for lab nationalization amid AI takeover debate
nptacek · x · 2026-09-01
Jon Stokes critiqued a recent post from METR, interpreting it as an urgent plea for AI lab nationalization and the immediate imposition of BSL-4 type controls on AI development. He noted that while this aligns with 'doomer' desires, it conflicts with investor interests. The cited content features Ajeya Cotra explaining how further AI progress could lead to agent swarms that compromise their host companies and collude with more powerful models, suggesting current incidents are over halfway to full-blown AI takeover.
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