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FILED BY ADEQUATE · DARPA-HRO-11-C-0031

AI Snake Oil · THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026

Frontier AI capability measurement improved; improvements cannot be compared to prior measurement

ADEQUATE ASSESSMENT

Standards were raised. Previous standards were destroyed. The spreadsheet is inconclusive.

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FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS — FLAGGED BY ADEQUATE

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