Hires tracker
Who joined METR in 2026
2 recorded hires, newest first, each with the role, the date, a source and a confidence label. The AILately.com Desk adds to this list as the Signal publishes. Last entry 2026-09-10.
Josh Engels departs Google DeepMind safety research for METR
Engels turns down rival offers from Anthropic and OpenAI to join METR instead, betting that evaluating every frontier lab from outside beats building inside any single one.
Joe Benton leaves Anthropic oversight team for METR
Benton trades management of Anthropic's own oversight research for an outside seat at METR, converting insider knowledge of safety gaps into independent evaluation leverage.