The snowboarder test retires: Fable 5.1 and GPT-6 Astra both one-shot it
IgorCarron · x · 2026-09-06
alexerm retires the classic "snowboarder test": Fable 5.1 and GPT-6 Astra both one-shot the image understanding trap with no notes. In March 2026 the first reaction was "this is fake"; by September 2026 nobody blinked — both model capability and expectations moved that fast. IgorCarron adds that the extraordinary is becoming as banal as tokens, urging us to ration our capacity for wonder.
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