GPT-6 Astra Solves 49 of 50 Unpublished Physics Problems, Catches Expert Error

A new benchmark, TheoPhysEval, tests frontier AI on 50 unpublished research-level theoretical physics problems. GPT-6-Astra solved 49 of them at about $3 per problem, and even caught errors in a top physicist's reference answers.

2026-10-15 ~ 2026-10-15 · 4 related posts

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