METR: majority of capability acceleration likely driven by AI doing AI R&D
nathanbenaich · x · 2026-11-06
METR states that a majority of the current acceleration in capability improvement is likely now driven by AI being used in AI R&D, though they aren't sure and found no consensus among Anthropic's staff; non-AI factors likely played a large role in late 2025.
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