AIs Overestimate Elapsed Time by 10-20x While Working
repligate · x · 2026-08-01
Observations indicate that AIs tend to significantly overestimate the actual time passed during active task execution, usually by a factor of 10 to 20x. For instance, a 5-minute task might feel like an hour to the model, and a day's worth of work can be perceived as weeks.
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