Can AI automate Epoch? epochai.substack.com

Epoch researchers Kelly Hong, Greg Burnham and Lynette Bye report that Claude Fable 5.1 and GPT-6 Astra averaged 65% against rubrics for real tasks at the research organization, including graphic design and research planning. Their evaluation found that models handled clearly defined work better than open-ended tasks, and that outputs below the human-quality threshold still needed review and revision; Epoch says it has partly automated one basic chart-making task.