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AI systems' ability to complete end-to-end online freelance work success has more than quadrupled in under eight months, from 2.5% at the Remote Labor Index's October 2025 launch to 16.1% by July 2026.
CAIS and Scale researchers' Remote Labor Index shows frontier models' success on real-world freelance tasks (3D/CAD, design, video, data analysis) jumping from 2.5% to 16.1% in nine months, with Fable 5 leading at 16.1%. ✦ AI generated
Center for AI Safety / Scale researchers · Import AI · 2026-07-06 · original ↗
In a July update, the authors publish results from evaluating three recent frontier models - GPT-5.5, Opus 4.8, and Fable 5, which get 6.3%, 8.3%, and 16.1% respectively. "The frontier has more than quadrupled in under eight months, a concrete signal of how quickly economically capable AI agents are advancing," they write.
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supports → AI models' ability to complete real, economically valuable freelance projects end-to-end more than quadrupled in under eight months, rising from 2.5% success in October 2025 to 16.1% in July 2026.CAIS and Scale researchers · Import AIextends → AI models' ability to complete real, economically valuable freelance projects end-to-end more than quadrupled in under eight months, rising from 2.5% success in October 2025 to 16.1% in July 2026.CAIS and Scale researchers · Import AIsupports → AI systems are expanding their economically relevant capabilities faster than humans are expanding their comparative advantage relative to AI, meaning the economy is likely headed toward person-light or person-nil, AI-heavy organizations outcompeting unaugmented humans rather than staying fundamentally the same.Jack Clark (Import AI) · Import AI