# METR says models as of mid-July posed low risk of automating AI R&D

> Original title: We think even a ~2x acceleration would likely fall short of what Anthropic’s catastrophic scenarios require, so we agree risk of directly...

- Source: METR
- Published: 2026-11-05T18:58:51.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/yn8px7yvno7ihdse1kxabcgjs
- Original: https://x.com/METR_Evals/status/2118417778889859234

## Summary

METR says even a roughly 2x acceleration would likely fall short of the catastrophic scenarios Anthropic describes. It agrees that the risk of models directly automating R&D was low as of mid-July.

## Post

We think even a ~2x acceleration would likely fall short of what Anthropic’s catastrophic scenarios require, so we agree risk of directly automating R&D was low for models as of mid-July.