AI is dramatically accelerating AI research
A METR deep-access investigation found that Anthropic's AI capabilities progress roughly doubled between October 2025 and October 2026, with AI automation of research likely the large majority of the cause. The author argues this already crosses the "dramatically accelerated progress" threshold in Anthropic's Responsible Scaling Policy, implying researcher productivity may have risen roughly tenfold. If the acceleration compounds, timelines to superintelligence could be much shorter than most external forecasts assume, raising the stakes for model security and oversight.
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- Hacker News (AI)2026-11-06 20:27