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title: "Early Anthropic hire, former METR COO have found a way to rein in rogue AI agents"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/early-anthropic-hire-former-metr-coo-have-found-a-way-to-rein-in-rogue-64676230
published: 2026-09-15T13:00:00.000Z
byline: "Source: TechCrunch AI"
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# Early Anthropic hire, former METR COO have found a way to rein in rogue AI agents

Source: TechCrunch AI · Published 2026-09-15 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/early-anthropic-hire-former-metr-coo-have-found-a-way-to-rein-in-rogue-64676230

Their startup, Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) has raised $40 million in a Series A round led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from First Harmonic.

In this story: [METR](https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/metr)

## Sources

- [Read the original at TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/15/early-anthropic-hire-former-metr-coo-have-found-a-way-to-rein-in-rogue-ai-agents)

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