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OpenAI Launches BioBasicsBench: GPT-6 Astra Scores 66.7% on Wet-Lab Tasks but Still Misreads Experiments
OpenAI released BioBasicsBench on Nov 6, a 100-task wet-lab benchmark testing whether AI agents can read raw experimental data; GPT-6 Astra averaged 66.7%, above GPT-5.6 Sol's 43.8%.
Why it mattersThe benchmark grades agents on raw experimental evidence, the top score still falls short of 70%, and OpenAI itself says higher scores do not yet mean reliable laboratory judgment.
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Meta Brings Wonder-Trained Specialized Models to Muse and Meta AI
Meta said on Nov 6 that specialized models trained using Muse Wonder are rolling out to Muse and Meta AI, with Active Memory cutting forgetting of critical information by 2.4x and Active Focus improving everyday task co…
Why it mattersCapabilities from the flagship models released on Oct 12 are reaching Meta's everyday assistant products for the first time; Spaces, launched the same day, turns the chat assistan…
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