# METR reviews Anthropic's claims on automated AI R&D risks

> Original title: We reviewed the “Risks from automated R&D” section of Anthropic’s August 2026 Risk Report, with access to the nonpublic version.

- Source: METR
- Published: 2026-11-05T18:58:49.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/tvp6ac06108aqhxou4m2hvj5w
- Original: https://x.com/METR_Evals/status/2118417772774580623

## Summary

METR says it reviewed the "Risks from automated R&D" section of Anthropic's August 2026 Risk Report, using a nonpublic version. The review focuses on the report's claims about catastrophic risks from automated AI R&D and whether Anthropic had crossed relevant capability thresholds.

## Post

We reviewed the “Risks from automated R&D” section of Anthropic’s August 2026 Risk Report, with access to the nonpublic version.

We focus on the report’s claims about catastrophic risks from automated AI R&D and about whether Anthropic had crossed relevant capability thresholds.