Open Experiment: Frontier Models Close 82% of Human Research Gap
burny_tech · x · 2026-08-17
PrimeIntellect ran the largest open experiment on AI research capabilities, executing 100+ autonomous runs across 10+ models. Using 8x H200s for up to 8 days to iterate on the nanoGPT optimizer track, the best runs closed 82% of the gap to a record built by dozens of humans over months.
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