Washington Examiner, 2026-09-12; retrieved 2026-09-14 tier 4 press (primary)confirmed

Anthropic CEO pitches AI slow-down plan

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/4724950/anthropic-ceo-pitch-ai-slow-down-plan/

Former Anthropic researcher Joe Benton joins METR. Cited from a search snippet; not re-fetched in full. [verify 2026-09-15 grok-pass] Amodei pacing + embedded evaluators; Altman 'we will do the same'; Benton -> METR; Sanders-Casar.

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METR, P (against): Hires from the labs it evaluates; a former Anthropic researcher joined in September 2026.“Joe Benton, announced this week that he is joining the independent AI safety organization METR”

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