Claims / C-9J2QC5VTHV

EmpiricalRequires evidence

Forecasters were caught out: Greenblatt expected 1.15-1.3x for 2026 and now sees superintelligence within 1-2 years as likelier.

The claim

Leading short-timeline forecasters treated METR's finding as a large surprise: Ryan Greenblatt (who also works at METR) said he had expected only 1.15x to 1.3x speed-up in 2026, called the report a big update toward superintelligence within 1-2 years, and placed the current speed-up around March 2027 on the AI 2027 timeline.

Why AI gets harder to steer

Evidence 2 passages

  • groundsSource document

    I was seriously wrong about RSI speed up; I previously expected much less in 2026 (around 1.15x-1.3x).

  • groundsSource document

    This report on AI R&D automation (RSI) is a big update towards ASI within 1-2 years.

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