Why a new report on Anthropic automating AI development is alarming researchers

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. | Photo: Jason Henry/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAnthropic is using AI to build more powerful AI. And it appears to be working remarkably well, with the company's models improving roughly twice as quickly as a year ago, with little indication of slowing down.That's according to a new report published Thursday by the AI safety research organization METR, following an 11-week investigation inside the company, as part of a report evaluating its AI research and development. The probe is separate from a program offering safety researchers "employee-like" access to systems in the wake of high-profile hacking incidents over the summer.The findings offer some of the clearest evidence yet of AI …Read the full story at The Verge.