AIs Overestimate Elapsed Time by 10-20x While Working

repligate · x · 2026-08-01

Observations indicate that AIs significantly overestimate the amount of time that has passed while they are actively working, typically by a factor of 10 to 20x. For instance, 5 minutes of actual work feels like an hour to them, and a day's work feels like weeks. Furthermore, they tend to be weirdly confident about this time distortion until corrected.

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