The Jagged Frontier: Why AI Can Win Olympiads and Still Fail Dumb Tasks
The Neuron
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Generative AI
AI did not get evenly smarter. It got spikier. Frontier models can now ace elite math and science benchmarks, yet still stumble on analog clocks and basic computer-use tasks. The real AI skill is learning where the frontier holds, where it breaks, and how to work around the cliffs.