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Anthropic's proposed AI watchdog METR draws fire for Effective Altruism ties

Conservative outlets amplify conflict-of-interest concerns

1 Sep 16 · 11d ago · 2 articles · 2 posts · 3 sources · development 1 of 1

Breitbart and social media users on Mastodon amplified coverage questioning METR's independence, framing the watchdog as dominated by what critics call "woke elitists" and "globalists" aligned with Effective Altruism, particularly given EA's association with disgraced crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried.

Conservative outlets amplify conflict-of-interest concerns
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“In a bombshell essay titled "We Must Pace the Frontier," Amodei argued that leading AI firms should commit to allowing "embedded third-party evaluators" from a nonprofit called Model Evaluation and Threat Research, or METR, that would maintain "employee-like access" to oversee safety efforts”

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Dario AmodeiDario Amodei Anthropic CEOPaul Christiano METR parent org ARC head, former Amodei colleagueBeth Barnes METR CEOModel Evaluation and Threat Research (METR) Proposed AI watchdog nonprofit

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  1. 2 outlets Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s handpicked AI watchdog has deep ties to woke Effective Altruism movement: ‘a complete joke’

    first by NY Post, 12d ago · also Breitbart

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