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Anthropic AI development accelerates despite CEO calls for slowdown
An independent assessment by the nonprofit Model Evaluation and Threat Research (METR) reveals that Anthropic is improving its AI model capabilities for well-specified tasks at approximately twice the rate observed between March 2024 and October 2025. The study, which involved an 11-week review of internal data and staff interviews, suggests that this acceleration is largely driven by Anthropic using its own AI systems to assist in research and development, including programming and experiment analysis.
The findings come as Anthropic prepares for a potential initial public offering later this month, which could be one of the largest in history. This development occurs despite a September 12 essay by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, in which he urged the AI industry to slow the pace of model improvement to allow safety measures to catch up.
METR noted that while AI is speeding up research, it has not yet reached a stage of fully autonomous contribution to the most critical training phases. Additionally, the report highlighted that Anthropic has recently completed training three internal models that are not yet available to the public. Anthropic has stated that it will soon publish its own analysis regarding its AI progress and Responsible Scaling Policy status.
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Amazon · Anthropic · Claude · Dario Amodei · Google · METR · Microsoft · Sam McCandlish · San Francisco
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Anthropic's internal model usage grew more than 250-fold between January and September 2026.
- [● 2 SOURCES] The company will soon publish an analysis of its AI progress and its Responsible Scaling Policy status. triblive.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Anthropic has signed contracts with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and SpaceX to secure computing power. www.sanjuandailystar.com · www.dtnext.in
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Anthropic has committed approximately $895.4 billion through 2045 to computing power and chip deals. www.dtnext.in
- [● 11 SOURCES] Anthropic is improving its AI model capabilities for well-specified tasks at roughly twice the rate seen between March 2024 and October 2025. zpravy.aktualne.cz · arynews.tv · www.troyrecord.com · www.independent.co.uk · cryptobriefing.com · +6 more
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Anthropic's R&D spending reached $19.2 billion in the first nine months of 2026.
- [● 12 SOURCES] Anthropic is planning an initial public offering later this month. zpravy.aktualne.cz · www.sanjuandailystar.com · arynews.tv · www.dtnext.in · www.troyrecord.com · +7 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged the AI industry to slow the pace of model improvement in a September 12 essay. zpravy.aktualne.cz · www.troyrecord.com · www.independent.co.uk · thebusinessjournal.com · www.newsday.com · +1 more
- [● 3 SOURCES] Roughly 80 percent of the acceleration in AI development is attributed to Anthropic using its own AI systems for R&D. cryptobriefing.com · www.itmedia.co.jp · trafficnews.bg
- [● 2 SOURCES] Anthropic has finished training three models in the last six months that are not yet available to the public. www.businessinsider.com · www.kurierverlag.de