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The Mercor study found models faster and more accurate than every junior accountant tested; eighteen months ago they trailed the average accountant's score.
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'More striking is how fast AI took the lead. Just eighteen months ago, the best AI models fell short of the average accountant’s ~37% score. Today, models ace those same tasks.' 'These results are provocative. So much so that we considered not publishing them for fear of misinterpretation. But we think transparency about the findings matters as people and institutions prepare for rapidly advancing AI.'Read original on X
“We find that on medium-length, well-defined accounting tasks, frontier AI models are now faster and more accurate than junior accountants, even the best one in our study.” Eighteen months ago they scored well below human accountants Good discussion here:Read original on X
Study finds frontier AI models outperform junior accountants
Study finds frontier AI models outperform junior accountants
Study finds frontier AI models outperform junior accountants
Study finds frontier AI models outperform junior accountants
Study finds frontier AI models outperform junior accountants
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