# Brundage says METR report redactions hurt AI progress understanding less than claimed

> Original title: Many people seem to be overstating the extent to which the redactions in the METR report hurt public understanding of AI progress.

- Source: Miles Brundage
- Published: 2026-11-11T05:03:32.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/ihcy0xljukofh89wo77t04bj5
- Original: https://x.com/Miles_Brundage/status/2120381892646367377

## Summary

Miles Brundage says many people overstate how much the redactions in the METR report harmed public understanding of AI progress. He argues that these same people supported policies such as pacing requirements before the report, based on less evidence than now exists.

## Post

Many people seem to be overstating the extent to which the redactions in the METR report hurt public understanding of AI progress.

Many of the same people thought — before the report — that there was a case for XYZ policies (pacing etc.) based on less evidence than we have now.