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Beth Barnes [AI]
PERSON PROFILE

Beth Barnes πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Founder and CEO of METR, where she leads independent evaluations of whether advanced AI systems could enable catastrophic harm.

METR

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Away pressure
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Net attributed pressure
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  • institutional profileBeth Barnes at METRβ†—
RELATED EVIDENCE

Assessments involving Beth Barnes

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04 Dec 2023Safety↓ AWAY 32

ARC Evals becomes METR and begins separating into an independent nonprofit

ARC Evals adopted the METR name while wrapping up its incubation at the Alignment Research Center and transitioning toward a standalone nonprofit focused on measuring frontier-model autonomy and threat-relevant capabilities under Beth Barnes's leadership.

Independent / public institutionBeth Barnes πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPaul Christiano πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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