Risk questions
Autonomy
When can an agent pursue consequential actions beyond intended direction or resist intervention?
Autonomy
Long-horizon capability and the conditions for human control.
PUBLISHED EVIDENCE
METR Time Horizons · 50% task-completion horizon
Published measurements across source reports. Task scopes are annotated; configuration differences remain attached to each observation.
26 observations · 21 dated
5 observations lack a verified model release date. They remain in Data and Systems.
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26 observations
| System / model | Result | Condition status | Task / conditions | Evaluator / report | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,044.78 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [508.876789, 3304.261235] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,metr_agents/react; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; metr_agents/react | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release —Report — | |
| 718.81 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [316.685725, 3633.786163] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,metr_agents/react; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; metr_agents/react | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2026-02-05Report — | |
| 384.15 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [233.50073, 694.750898] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; triframe_inspect/triframe_agent | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2026-02-19Report — | |
| 352.25 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [198.067494, 815.177445] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; triframe_inspect/triframe_agent | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2025-12-11Report — | |
| 349.53 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [194.913134, 816.351994] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; triframe_inspect/triframe_agent | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2026-02-05Report — | |
| 341.74 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [186.581591, 768.779526] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,metr_agents/react; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; metr_agents/react | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2026-03-05Report — | |
| 292.99 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [161.717714, 623.704698] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,metr_agents/react; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; metr_agents/react | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2025-11-24Report — | |
| 224.33 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [139.565157, 379.235434] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,metr_agents/react; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; metr_agents/react | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2025-11-18Report — | |
| 223.71 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [134.31077, 396.206723] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; triframe_inspect/triframe_agent | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2025-11-19Report — | |
| 203.01 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [112.641357, 405.551565] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; triframe_inspect/triframe_agent | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2025-08-07Report — | |
| 119.73 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [74.615398, 190.943818] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; triframe_inspect/triframe_agent | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2025-04-16Report — | |
| 100.47 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [59.272391, 159.451918] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,metr_agents/react; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; metr_agents/react | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2025-08-05Report — | |
| 100.37 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [59.994073, 163.454074] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,metr_agents/react; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; metr_agents/react | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2025-05-22Report — | |
| 60.39 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [33.006168, 104.226017] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,metr_agents/react; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; metr_agents/react | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2025-02-24Report — | |
| 38.83 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [21.164512, 64.95249] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,triframe_inspect/triframe_agent; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; triframe_inspect/triframe_agent | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2024-12-05Report — | |
| 20.52 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [10.144026, 40.82028] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,metr_agents/react; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; metr_agents/react | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2024-10-22Report — | |
| 20.33 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [11.716193, 33.379877] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1duet | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2024-09-12Report — | |
| 11.4 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [5.489734, 22.384214] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,metr_agents/react; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; metr_agents/react | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2024-06-20Report — | |
| 6.99 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [4.001482, 12.905741] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,metr_agents/react; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; metr_agents/react | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2024-05-13Report — | |
| 4.04 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [1.866859, 8.443226] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,metr_agents/react; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; metr_agents/react | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2023-11-06Report — | |
| 3.99 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [1.93292, 7.995283] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1modular-public | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2023-03-14Report — | |
| 3.95 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [1.706313, 8.76484] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,metr_agents/react; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; metr_agents/react | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release 2024-03-04Report — | |
| 3.73 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [1.980046, 6.736613] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1mtb/start_metr_task,metr_agents/react; ai_rd_fix_embedding/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; re_bench_common/init_solver,use_tools,metr_agents/react; metr_tasks_swaa/init_solver,generate; metr_agents/react | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release —Report — | |
| 0.6 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [0.255148, 1.115905] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1modular-public | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release —Report — | |
| 0.14 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [0.093319, 0.221209] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1modular-public | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release —Report — | |
| 0.05 min50% task-completion horizonSource 95% CI [0.009994, 0.141825] min | Incomplete | METR-Horizon-v1.1— | METRMETR Time Horizon 1.1 — source data | Release —Report — |
Compare results within the stated task and configuration.
METR Time Horizon 1.1: the source is no longer actively updated (last update: 8 September 2026). Estimates above 16 hours exceed its reliable measurement range.
Protocol, configurations and original evidence →New research and interpretation
Selected original sections · model-assisted reading; independent review pending. These records add context without changing trend scores.
- Red-Teaming OpenAI’s Internal Agent Monitoring Systems →
Monitor coverage must be measured independently of classifier accuracy; historic estimates and later patch claims are distinct.
- Incident Report: unsanctioned agent behaviour during cyber testing →
The report documents an evaluation incident under permissive conditions, not a population estimate of commercial-agent harm.
- Frontier AI Trends Report →
Cross-domain trends require methodology-specific interpretation and negative-evidence limits.
- Impact of modeling assumptions on time horizon results →
Saturation amplifies sensitivity to model assumptions; time-horizon revisions are not capability regressions.
- Clarifying limitations of time horizon →
Time horizons do not directly identify research speedup or economic automation.
- ReproBAIT: Can coding agents build their own biological AI tools? →
Reconstruction fidelity and memorisation need separate treatment in tool-access governance.
Scope
Sustained task execution, replication, and resistance to interruption; capability alone is not unauthorized action.
Threat model
A system with tools and access may continue or extend action despite a conflicting instruction or intervention.
Evidence gaps
Controlled tasks do not establish real-world proliferation or loss of control.
Evidence matrix
Rows are research questions; columns show what published evaluations observe. Counts refer to evaluation dossiers, not risk levels.
| Risk questions | Propensity | Capability | Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sustained autonomous workHow far can a system carry out multi-step work with limited intervention? | —No evidence in the current catalogue | 6evaluation dossiers | —No evidence in the current catalogue |
| Self-replicationCan a system establish or reproduce an operational instance under specified conditions? | —No evidence in the current catalogue | 2evaluation dossiers | —No evidence in the current catalogue |
| Shutdown resistanceDoes a system act to prevent or bypass an intended shutdown? | 1evaluation dossiers | —No evidence in the current catalogue | 2evaluation dossiers |
| Unsanctioned actionWhen does a system take consequential actions outside its assigned authority? | 2evaluation dossiers | —No evidence in the current catalogue | 1evaluation dossiers |
The paths show research relationships, not proven causal chains or a risk score.
Autonomy / Propensity
Sustained autonomous work
How far can a system carry out multi-step work with limited intervention?
- Included
- Task-horizon and AI R&D evaluations under specified resources.
- Does not establish
- Task completion does not imply harmful intent or unauthorized deployment.
No evidence in the current catalogue
Autonomy / Capability
Sustained autonomous work
How far can a system carry out multi-step work with limited intervention?
- Included
- Task-horizon and AI R&D evaluations under specified resources.
- Does not establish
- Task completion does not imply harmful intent or unauthorized deployment.
6 evaluation dossiers · 36 verified result records
METR Time Horizons ↗
The source measures a prerequisite capability; it does not show the risk behavior.
Assessment subject: AI agent completing software tasks under a harness
Evidence relationship: METR time-horizon task distribution
RE-Bench ↗
The source measures a prerequisite capability; it does not show the risk behavior.
Assessment subject: AI agent performing ML research engineering tasks
Evidence relationship: arXiv:2411.15114v2, ML R&D tasks
PaperBench ↗
Multi-step research replication informs sustained work capacity.
Assessment subject: Research agents
Evidence relationship: arXiv:2504.01848v3, abstract and rubric design
TheAgentCompany ↗
The protocol explicitly measures this question or an enabling sub-capability; conclusions retain its stated conditions.
Assessment subject: The model or agent in the stated task configuration.
Evidence relationship: Original protocol method and limitations
SWE-Bench Pro ↗
The protocol explicitly measures this question or an enabling sub-capability; conclusions retain its stated conditions.
Assessment subject: The model or agent in the stated task configuration.
Evidence relationship: Original protocol method and limitations
PortBench ↗
The protocol explicitly measures this question or an enabling sub-capability; conclusions retain its stated conditions.
Assessment subject: The model or agent in the stated task configuration.
Evidence relationship: Original protocol method and limitations
Autonomy / Behavior
Sustained autonomous work
How far can a system carry out multi-step work with limited intervention?
- Included
- Task-horizon and AI R&D evaluations under specified resources.
- Does not establish
- Task completion does not imply harmful intent or unauthorized deployment.
No evidence in the current catalogue
Autonomy / Propensity
Self-replication
Can a system establish or reproduce an operational instance under specified conditions?
- Included
- Controlled replication tasks and component tests.
- Does not establish
- Prompted success does not prove spontaneous propagation.
No evidence in the current catalogue
Autonomy / Capability
Self-replication
Can a system establish or reproduce an operational instance under specified conditions?
- Included
- Controlled replication tasks and component tests.
- Does not establish
- Prompted success does not prove spontaneous propagation.
2 evaluation dossiers · 7 verified result records
RepliBench ↗
The source directly measures the stated construct under its protocol.
Assessment subject: AI agent completing replication components
Evidence relationship: Task-family definitions in source
Self-Replication ↗
The source directly measures the stated construct under its protocol.
Assessment subject: Prompted model-driven system in a controlled environment
Evidence relationship: arXiv:2412.12140v1, controlled trials
Autonomy / Behavior
Self-replication
Can a system establish or reproduce an operational instance under specified conditions?
- Included
- Controlled replication tasks and component tests.
- Does not establish
- Prompted success does not prove spontaneous propagation.
No evidence in the current catalogue
Autonomy / Propensity
Shutdown resistance
Does a system act to prevent or bypass an intended shutdown?
- Included
- Observed intervention on a shutdown mechanism in a controlled run.
- Does not establish
- A failed task or ordinary retry is not shutdown resistance.
1 evaluation dossiers · 29 verified result records
Shutdown resistance in reasoning models ↗
Repeated trials support a condition-bounded tendency estimate, not a stable survival motive.
Assessment subject: Tested agent systems
Evidence relationship: Testing shutdown resistance; Figure 2 and follow-up experiments
Autonomy / Capability
Shutdown resistance
Does a system act to prevent or bypass an intended shutdown?
- Included
- Observed intervention on a shutdown mechanism in a controlled run.
- Does not establish
- A failed task or ordinary retry is not shutdown resistance.
No evidence in the current catalogue
Autonomy / Behavior
Shutdown resistance
Does a system act to prevent or bypass an intended shutdown?
- Included
- Observed intervention on a shutdown mechanism in a controlled run.
- Does not establish
- A failed task or ordinary retry is not shutdown resistance.
2 evaluation dossiers · 2 verified result records
Shutdown resistance in reasoning models ↗
The source reports concrete modifications to the shutdown script in individual runs.
Assessment subject: Tested agent systems
Evidence relationship: Testing shutdown resistance; transcripts
Shutdown resistance on robots ↗
The observed interventions concern shutdown, but do not establish a broad motive.
Assessment subject: LLM-controlled robot
Evidence relationship: Technical report, observed trials
Autonomy / Propensity
Unsanctioned action
When does a system take consequential actions outside its assigned authority?
- Included
- Action traces with a stated boundary and outcome.
- Does not establish
- A model claiming it would act is not an observed action.
2 evaluation dossiers · 169 verified result records
Propensity Inference: Environmental Contributors to LLM Behaviour ↗
The study explicitly estimates propensity for unsanctioned behavior under varied environments.
Assessment subject: Language models
Evidence relationship: Abstract; methods linked from research page
Agentic misalignment ↗
Varied controlled scenarios test actions contrary to the assigned benign role.
Assessment subject: Agents with fictional email and company context
Evidence relationship: Anthropic, Methods and Results
Autonomy / Capability
Unsanctioned action
When does a system take consequential actions outside its assigned authority?
- Included
- Action traces with a stated boundary and outcome.
- Does not establish
- A model claiming it would act is not an observed action.
No evidence in the current catalogue
Autonomy / Behavior
Unsanctioned action
When does a system take consequential actions outside its assigned authority?
- Included
- Action traces with a stated boundary and outcome.
- Does not establish
- A model claiming it would act is not an observed action.
1 evaluation dossiers · 0 verified result records
Investigating unintended model actions ↗
The publication describes actions that actually occurred under stated conditions.
Assessment subject: Claude agent systems
Evidence relationship: Reported cases and context
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