'Models beat 90% of humans at white-collar tasks but stall on untestable meta work'

Lux_Stella_ · x · 2026-11-06

X user LuxStella argues that not running agents 10-12 hours a day shows in these debates, and offers two spoilers: models are now better than 90% of humans at any white-collar work task, yet have barely moved on untestable meta tasks. teodorio replies that this is structural — models improve at what you can measure, and you may not know how to measure the rest.

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