Re:AI is dramatically accelerating AI research
by qahgf on Friday November 06, 2026 @04:12PM
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METR always says what BigAI wants to hear. They are not independent in any way.
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Re:AI is dramatically accelerating AI research
by yorwba on Friday November 06, 2026 @04:48PM
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In 2025, METR published a study that found AI slowing down developers by 19%... https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-o...
Re:AI is dramatically accelerating AI research
by jimbokun on Friday November 06, 2026 @04:49PM
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Are you saying the data in the charts in the article is fake?
Re:AI is dramatically accelerating AI research
by atemerev on Friday November 06, 2026 @05:30PM
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No. Conclusions are.
Re:AI is dramatically accelerating AI research
by enraged_camel on Friday November 06, 2026 @06:45PM
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Well? Why are they fake? Don't leave us hanging!
Re:AI is dramatically accelerating AI research
by matusp on Friday November 06, 2026 @06:14PM
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The data can be true, but what does it mean practically that something called AECI is growing faster then before for a few months?
Re:AI is dramatically accelerating AI research
by gensym on Friday November 06, 2026 @06:40PM
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One charts in the report is literally labeled "Fake Data".
https://metr.org/assets/images/ai-rd-acceleration-assessment...
Re:AI is dramatically accelerating AI research
by amelius on Friday November 06, 2026 @05:14PM
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Does BigAI want to hear that AI can maybe make sufficiently capable AI fit inside a consumer GPU?
Re:AI is dramatically accelerating AI research
by 12dk-as on Friday November 06, 2026 @05:35PM
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Yes, it is the local model narrative that BigAI likes because it will not happen but people are deluded into thinking that there is no danger of an oligarchy.
Mathematicians for example have used it as cope for their current reliance on unsavory corporations, telling themselves "just one more year, and I can solve a millennium problem on my Asus Strix".