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AI Builds AI Twice as Fast

Anthropic's AI models improve twice as fast using self-built tools.

Nov 8, 2026

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AI Builds AI Twice as Fast

Anthropic's AI models improve twice as fast using self-built tools.

In brief

Anthropic's AI models improve twice as fast using self-built tools. METR reports Anthropic's AI models progress 1.9× faster than a year ago through self-improvement, with safety concerns raised. Originally reported by Dealroom.

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Why Now?
Anthropic prepares for Wall Street debut that could be largest IPO ever with safety concerns raised.
What is the key takeaway from AI Builds AI Twice as Fast?
METR reports Anthropic's AI models progress 1.9× faster than a year ago through self-improvement, with safety concerns raised.

METR Finds Speedup

METR reports Anthropic's AI models improve 1.9× faster than a year earlier with 95% confidence interval of 1.5× to 2.8×.

How They Know

METR spent 11 weeks inside Anthropic from August 12 to October 29 with unprecedented access to internal data.

Why Now?

Why Now?

Anthropic prepares for Wall Street debut that could be largest IPO ever with safety concerns raised.

What Could Go Wrong

Anthropic redacted evidence METR considered most informative to remove confidential information.

The essence

METR reports Anthropic's AI models progress 1.9× faster than a year ago through self-improvement, with safety concerns raised.

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