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Comment by Chris Painter
Policy Director at METR (Model Evaluation & Threat Research); works on frontier AI safety evaluations and third-party risk assessment
I like the emphasis on transparent risk reporting and publicly verifiable safety roadmaps [but am] concerned that moving away from binary thresholds might enable a "frog-boiling" effect, where danger slowly ramps up without a single moment that sets off alarms. [...] Methods to assess and mitigate risk are not keeping up with the pace of capabilities. This is more evidence that society is not prepared for the potential catastrophic risks posed by AI.
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(2026)
2mo ago
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Verified. The Time source URL returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but a web search confirmed the quote from the Feb 24, 2026 Time exclusive "Anthropic Drops Flagship Safety Pledge": Painter likes "the emphasis on transparent risk reporting and publicly verifiable safety roadmaps" but is "concerned" that moving away from binary thresholds "might enable a 'frog-boiling' effect, where danger slowly ramps up without a single moment that sets off alarms," and that "methods to assess and mitigate risk are not keeping up with the pace of capabilities... more evidence that society is not prepared for the potential catastrophic risks posed by AI." Attribution to Chris Painter (Policy Director at METR) is correct and year 2026 is current. The "for" vote on "Require AI labs to publish safety evaluations before deploying frontier models" aligns with his support for transparent risk reporting and publicly verifiable safety roadmaps.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 11d ago
replying to Chris Painter