AI takeover can wait: models still fail on basic pipette dynamic range
nlarusstone · x · 2026-09-30
A researcher jokes that fears of AI taking over the world can wait: frontier models still don't know the dynamic range of a pipette, a wet-lab basic. The post highlights how models still stumble on niche domain knowledge outside tech benchmarks.
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