Tracker

CR-T01

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"Powerful AI" (smarter than a Nobel laureate across most fields, able to act autonomously for days) "could come as early as 2026, though there are also ways it could take much longer."

Claim made
Who
Dario Amodei (Anthropic)
Target date
2026 (earliest); review Jan 2027
Status checked
28 September 2026

Source

Evidence to date

29 Jan 2026: best measured 50% time horizon about 320 minutes on software tasks (Claude Opus 4.5), i.e. hours, not days (METR TH1.1, 29 Jan 2026). 3 Feb 2026: capabilities "jagged" (IASR 2026).

Next indicator

Any independent evaluation showing multi-day autonomous work across most fields; METR updates; AI Safety Report 2027