# METR report suggests Anthropic AI R&D is nearly doubling progress, with key evidence redacted

> Original title: AI R&D Is Accelerating Towards Potential RSI in 2027

- Source: Don't Worry About the Vase (Zvi Mowshowitz)
- Published: 2026-11-09T14:45:41.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/a0tmpur586b8rhdmaib2du9ee
- Original: https://thezvi.substack.com/p/ai-r-and-d-is-accelerating-towards

## Summary

Zvi Mowshowitz summarizes a METR report estimating that Anthropic's capability progress since October 2025 runs at about 1.9x the prior rate, with roughly 80% attributed to AI doing R&D. He notes that most of the evidence behind those conclusions was redacted, so readers must largely trust METR's judgment. The post collects reactions from researchers, including Ajeya Cotra, Ryan Greenblatt, and Anthropic cofounder Sam McCandlish, and argues the redactions limit public verification.