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Epoch says "GPT-5.6 Sol was the only model to achieve a (small) improvement on the key metrics".

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GPT-5.6 Sol was the only model to achieve a (small) improvement on the key metrics.

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Can AI automate AI R&D yet?
Epoch AI · 2026-10-07

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Epoch AI says frontier models given about 3,000 GPU-hours did not rediscover a recent post-training method. 12 Oct 2026

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“Epoch says "GPT-5.6 Sol was the only model to achieve a (small) improvement on the key metrics".” ai notis, checked 12 Oct 2026. Source: Can AI automate AI R&D yet? (Epoch AI). https://ainotis.com/c/1022

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ai notis. (2026, October 12). Epoch says "GPT-5.6 Sol was the only model to achieve a (small) improvement on the key metrics" [Checked claim 1022]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/1022

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