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When they can perform a task, AIs are much cheaper than humans.

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A LessWrong post argues that AI systems are increasingly capable of substantial work and are much cheaper than humans when they can perform a task.

Why it matters: It points to falling costs as AI capability grows, citing METR's time-horizon graph rising from seven-minute tasks at 80% reliability to tasks over an hour long within a year.

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“AI systems are increasingly capable of substantial work. I'm old enough to remember 2025, when METR's time-horizon graph climbed from seven-minute tasks at 80% reliability at the start of the year to tasks taking more than an hour by the end.”
LessWrong, 27 Sept 2026, 23:44.

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