Anthropic's proposed AI watchdog METR has deep ties to Effective Altruism
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- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposes using METR, a nonprofit, for third-party AI safety oversight.
- METR has deep ties to the Effective Altruism movement, including personnel overlaps with Anthropic.
- Critics argue METR is not independent due to funding from Anthropic's investors and staff connections.
- The Trump administration and FTC chairman express skepticism about the self-regulation proposal.
- METR raised $71 million from donors who are also Anthropic investors, raising conflict-of-interest concerns.
- Tech leaders like David Sacks call the proposal self-serving and question METR's independence.