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AI self-improvement rate estimated at 4.5x, accelerating ASI timeline

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Ryan Greenblatt of METR estimates that AI is currently accelerating its own research and development by approximately 4.5 times. This pace is significantly ahead of previous predictions, with a similar acceleration expected by March 2027 in earlier forecasts. Greenblatt acknowledges he underestimated the impact of AI self-improvement, suggesting that private evidence likely contributed to the accelerated timeline towards Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) within the next one to two years. AI

IMPACT Suggests a significantly faster path to Artificial Superintelligence than previously anticipated.

RANK_REASON Commentary from an industry figure on AI acceleration and future timelines.

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AI self-improvement rate estimated at 4.5x, accelerating ASI timeline

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  1. r/OpenAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Puzzleheaded-King584 ·

    METR's Ryan Greenblatt estimates AI is now speeding up AI by 4.5x. This is 5 months earlier than even AI 2027 predicted. "I was seriously wrong about RSI speed up ... This is a big update towards ASI within 1-2 years."

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1xpcezu/metrs_ryan_greenblatt_estimates_ai_is_now/"> <img alt="METR's Ryan Greenblatt estimates AI is now speeding up AI by 4.5x. This is 5 months earlier than even AI 2027 predicted. &quot;I was seriously wrong a…

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