Evidence shows AI agents are persistent in both retrying and time-frames
tobyordoxford · x · 2026-08-27
Toby Ord notes that current evidence suggests AI agents are substantially more persistent in both senses: retrying tasks repeatedly and operating over longer time-frames.
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