Vals AI's MysteryMechanism Benchmark Shows GPT-6 Astra Tops Science Test at 53%

A new Vals AI benchmark forces frontier models to rediscover hidden math laws through experiments, exposing where extra reasoning stops paying off.

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2026-09-28 20:35 · AlphaSignal
Vals AI's MysteryMechanism Benchmark Shows GPT-6 Astra Tops Science Test at 53%

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