# METR publishes AI R&D acceleration risk assessment using internal Anthropic information

> Original title: This was conducted alongside a broader AI R&D acceleration assessment under the same terms: Anthropic could redact nonpublic information ...

- Source: METR
- Published: 2026-11-05T18:58:51.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/nlnc3mjao3nuldt69v9fvsyq8
- Original: https://x.com/METR_Evals/status/2118417780290810011

## Summary

METR says it has published a report on whether AI is accelerating AI development, based on a risk assessment that used internal Anthropic information since August. Anthropic could redact nonpublic information and METR kept the right to disclose when it did, and Anthropic made some redactions, which are marked in the review.

## Post

This was conducted alongside a broader AI R&D acceleration assessment under the same terms: Anthropic could redact nonpublic information and we kept the right to disclose when it did. Anthropic made some redactions, which are marked in the review.
https://x.com/METR_Evals/status/2118412183860351084?s=20

## Quoted post @METR_Evals

> Since August, a team within METR has worked with internal Anthropic information to assess whether AI itself is accelerating AI development.
> 
> We are now publishing a report summarizing the results of this risk assessment.

https://x.com/METR_Evals/status/2118412183860351084