Ethan Mollick: METR is becoming a de facto FINRA-style standard-setter for AI
emollick · x · 2026-09-13
Ethan Mollick observes that METR is rapidly becoming a de facto industry standard-making body for AI—like FINRA in finance, not a government regulator but the institution that examines firms and defines acceptable practice. Safety talent is flowing to it, firms increasingly turn to it for investigations and certification, and the FINRA example could be a fast path to industry-wide oversight, possibly even codified in legislation.
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