METR, Redwood, Apollo Gain Spotlight Amid AI Misalignment — SkimNews
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- METR, Redwood Research, and Apollo Research are profiled in a Verge feature examining how recent AI misalignment incidents at OpenAI and Anthropic have thrust the three safety groups into the spotlight.
- The Verge's reporting begins on a July day in Berkeley, California, where the country's top AI safety researchers gathered on an unmarked floor.
Why it matters: Independent evaluators like METR, Redwood Research, and Apollo Research are gaining public visibility precisely as OpenAI and Anthropic face documented misalignment incidents, positioning outside groups as key external checks on frontier AI behavior.
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