# METR says AI capability acceleration did not come from faster compute growth

> Original title: 2. The full analysis estimated how much of the acceleration in capabilities was due to compute, data, and algorithmic progress. We are co...

- Source: METR
- Published: 2026-11-05T18:36:43.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/dbg5ukap2czs9dxapt730sx1v
- Original: https://x.com/METR_Evals/status/2118412208153694480

## Summary

METR says its full analysis estimated how much of the acceleration in AI capabilities came from compute, data, and algorithmic progress. METR says it is confident the acceleration was not caused by an increase in the growth rate of training compute.

## Post

2. The full analysis estimated how much of the acceleration in capabilities was due to compute, data, and algorithmic progress. We are confident that the acceleration was not due to an increase in the growth rate of training compute.