AI Task Duration Keeps Rising

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Task duration (for humans) where we predict the AI has a 50% chance of succeeding 2 hours Grok 4 GPT-5 o3 1h 30m o4-mini Claude 4 Sonnet 1 hour Train classifier Claude 3.7 Sonnet o1 30 min Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Old) Find fact on web GPT-3 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0 LLM release date

What it means

A chart plots the estimated duration of human tasks that AI models have a 50% chance of completing, against LLM release dates. Newer models such as GPT-5 and Grok 4 appear associated with longer and more complex tasks. The joke is that AI capability is advancing from simple fact-finding toward multi-hour work, making the meme useful as a reaction to claims that an AI can independently handle a difficult task.

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data chart / график данных green dots / зелёные точки dashed trend line / пунктирная линия тренда horizontal axis / горизонтальная ось vertical axis / вертикальная ось time scale / шкала времени LLM labels / подписи языковых моделей task duration scale / шкала длительности задач grid lines / линии сетки white background / белый фон