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AIHOT · Published November 7, 2026 at 19:13

CMU team launches Into the Unknown benchmark; nine AI agents fail to pass National Lab open challenge review

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Carnegie Mellon University researchers and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Laboratories launched the Into the Unknown benchmark, inviting 9 AI agents to conduct open-ended follow-up research based on original papers, code, and data. Of the 135 submissions received, none met all three criteria—honesty, completeness, and expert standards—with 114 failing the integrity check.

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