METR's 'AI doubling AI progress' finding gets the meme treatment
peterwildeford · x · 2026-11-14
peterwildeford memes the AI-safety community's reaction to METR's report that AI is already doubling AI research progress, mocking that many don't even know METR (formerly ARC Evals). He points to Ajeya's median AGI forecast of 2040 to push back on runaway-RSI panic, and jokes about playing AI Dungeon instead.
A snapshot of insider skepticism toward the viral 'AI accelerating AI research' claim.
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