ApprenticeBench: agents claim to continually learn on real jobs and outperform humans
ysu_nlp · x · 2026-09-11
NeoCognition introduced ApprenticeBench, combining computer use with continual learning: agents deploy themselves into a real job and must keep learning without forward-deployed engineers. The team claims Fable 5.1 and GPT-6 Astra can continually learn on the job and surpass human professionals — self-reported figures with no third-party validation yet.
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