Early Anthropic hire, former METR COO have found a way to rein in rogue AI agents
# Early Anthropic hire, former METR COO have found a way to rein in rogue AI agents [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F09%2F15%2Fearly-anthropic-hire-former-metr-coo-have-found-a-way-to-rein-in-rogue-ai-agents%2F)[Share on X](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F09%2F15%2Fearly-anthropic-hire-former-metr-coo-have-found-a-way-to-rein-in-rogue-ai-agents%2F&text=Early+Anthropic+hire%2C+former+METR+COO+have+found+a+way+to+rein+in+rogue+AI+agents&via=techcrunch)[Share on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F09%2F15%2Fearly-anthropic-hire-former-metr-coo-have-found-a-way-to-rein-in-rogue-ai-agents%2F&title=Early+Anthropic+hire%2C+former+METR+COO+have+found+a+way+to+rein+in+rogue+AI+agents&summary=Their+startup%2C+Artificial+Intelligence+Underwriting+Company+%28AIUC%29+has+raised+%2440+million+in+a+Series+A+round+led+by+Ribbit+Capital%2C+with+participation+from+First+Harmonic.&mini=1&source=TechCrunch)[Share on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F09%2F15%2Fearly-anthropic-hire-former-metr-coo-have-found-a-way-to-rein-in-rogue-ai-agents%2F&title=Early+Anthropic+hire%2C+former+METR+COO+have+found+a+way+to+rein+in+rogue+AI+agents)[Share over Email](mailto:?subject=Early+Anthropic+hire%2C+former+METR+COO+have+found+a+way+to+rein+in+rogue+AI+agents&body=Article%3A+https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F09%2F15%2Fearly-anthropic-hire-former-metr-coo-have-found-a-way-to-rein-in-rogue-ai-agents%2F)[Copy Share Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/15/early-anthropic-hire-former-metr-coo-have-found-a-way-to-rein-in-rogue-ai-agents/) The pair launched a startup called Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company ( [AIUC](https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/wXc_Cxo0l0UMG32pS8fEEiyOiYT?domain=aiuc.com/)) that hopes to bring AI safety to enterprises and companies building AI models and agent