Alignment Research Center (ARC) → METR
Incubated before announced spin-off
Event or period: 2023-12-04; checked 14 September 2026
Announced standalone nonprofit separation.
Money. Identity. Technology.
Follow the money. Find the decision.
Historical incubator
Incubated ARC Evals before its announced separation as METR.
The current spin-off account describes a standalone nonprofit. Its text says Christiano declined planned board and advisory involvement. This is a reading of the page now available, not an immutable snapshot of its original wording.
Alignment Research Center (ARC) → METR
Event or period: 2023-12-04; checked 14 September 2026
Announced standalone nonprofit separation.
Who evaluates the evaluators? Money, access and the METR network ↗
Alignment Research Center (ARC) → Incubated before announced spin-off → METR
Event or period: 2023-12-04; checked 14 September 2026
Announced standalone nonprofit separation.