Nathan Lambert questions Anthropic's AI R&D metrics as too 'soft' on skills
natolambert · x · 2026-09-18
Nathan Lambert critiques Anthropic's new framework for measuring how much AI R&D is done by AI, arguing its appendix definition of R&D skills includes too many 'soft' skills compared to what someone who has actually built many models would count. He adds that the headline 26% figure will likely get widespread airtime despite the questionable methodology.
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