Ethan Mollick asks Claude Fable and GPT-6 Astra when the Exponential Time Hypothesis will be solved
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Ethan Mollick says he asked Claude Fable and GPT-6 Astra, without web lookup, when the Exponential Time Hypothesis will be solved.
He posted partial answers on X to show how difficult AI forecasting is. The post gives no predicted dates or further details of either model's responses.
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Ethan Mollick@emollickXEthan Mollick asks Claude Fable and GPT-6 Astra when the Exponential Time Hypothesis will be solvedAIEthan Mollick says he asked Claude Fable and GPT-6 Astra, without lookup, when the Exponential Time Hypothesis will be solved, and shows partial answers to illustrate how hard AI forecasting is. The post itself gives no predicted dates or further details of the responses.

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