AI will be able to work independently for days within approximately one year, weeks within two years, and complete month-long projects within three years.
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Something Big Is Happening — matt shumerMatt Shumershumer.dev
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If you extend the trend (and it's held for years with no sign of flattening) we're looking at AI that can work independently for days within the next year. Weeks within two. Month-long projects within three.
Outlook
NeutralThis claim is classified as neutral from the perspective of human welfare and broad societal or economic outcomes.
Timeframe
within 1-5 yearsExplicit
Confidence
high
Potential Data Sources for Validation
METR's autonomous task length benchmark data should show AI task horizon reaching multi-day completion by 2027, multi-week by 2028, and multi-month by 2029.
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Matt Shumer
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