Agents still claim tasks will take 'several hours' — then finish in under 10 minutes
jacalulu · x · 2026-11-06
Developer jacalulu notes a funny mismatch: his agents habitually claim a task will be "several hours of work" done "in stages," yet in reality they complete everything in under 10 minutes in a single go — highlighting how out of sync the models' self-assessment is with actual execution.
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