METR seen as best hope for independent assessment of AI loss-of-control risk
ZhongRuiqi · x · 2026-09-03
Joe Benton argues independent AI risk assessment is urgently needed: an AI company could currently undergo an intelligence explosion or loss-of-control incident without the public ever knowing. He sees METR as having the best shot at changing that with third-party frontier risk evaluations.
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