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HOW LONG BEFORE THE AGENT FAILS?

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WHY THIS MATTERS

METR news from AI News Page: frontier-model evaluations, autonomous capabilities, agent testing, Beth Barnes, and independent AI measurement.

ZIMBO'S READ ON METR

Sunday strip: Ajeya Cotra — 2015 Berkeley undergrad on Open Phil's radar; Jul 2016 first research hire; Sep 2020 biological-anchors report; 2022 AI-takeover argument; Mar 2023 Planned Obsolescence with Kelsey Piper; finale: Cotra + Shelf the beast at a lookout over a machine-run valley.

SHE FORECAST THE APOCALYPSE

THE LATEST

LATEST ON METR

Oct 16, 2026
ANTHROPIC JUST HANDED OUTSIDERS THE KEYS — SIX OUTSIDE RESEARCHERS GET EMPLOYEE-LEVEL ACCESS
TechCrunch
Oct 15, 2026
ANTHROPIC JUST GAVE METR THE KEYS — EMPLOYEE-LEVEL ACCESS, NO VETO ON PUBLICATIONS
TechCrunch
Sep 30, 2026
EVEN METR — THE AI WATCHDOG — IS IN THE CROSSHAIRS
NY Post

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MORE ZIMBO ON METR

Satirical cartoon: a sweating referee labeled METR sits at a witness stand, hand raised, while an FTC interrogator holds up the referee's own 'SAFETY SCORE' clipboard as evidence.

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