AnalysisPolicyAugust 14, 2026

METR: LLMs accelerate cyber vulnerability discovery

METR analysis finds cyber vulnerability discovery has accelerated sharply since January 2026, while math results accelerated somewhat and optimizations showed no dramatic change. Data collection was agent-performed; conclusions based on public discoveries only.

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