AI safety researcher defends rigor of METR and Redwood work, explains why labs tout funding
austinc3301 · x · 2026-10-15
An AI safety practitioner argues that while the median safety researcher may not out-rigor the median ML researcher, top groups like METR and Redwood Research do highly rigorous work under agility constraints. He also explains why safety orgs publicize funding rounds: as a talent-recruitment signal, not braggadocio.
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