METR self-audit passes most of its own criteria, fails only on conflict-of-interest disclosure

kevinnbass · x · 2026-09-15

kevinnbass notes that METR rated its own independence against its own standardized criteria, scoring well on most metrics but suspiciously failing exactly one: it lacks a formal conflict-of-interest disclosure policy. A pointed critique of the prominent AI safety eval organization.

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