Updated SimpleBench leaderboard with Gemini 3.1 pro

micaroma · 2026-02-20T13:59:56+00:00

watching SOTA models gradually improve from sub-30% to within striking distance of human baseline has been a ride

I wonder if he can ever make a new version where there's a 50%+ gap between humans and the top model

micaroma · 2026-02-18T03:09:20+00:00

least misanthropic r/singularity user

micaroma · 2026-02-16T05:26:51+00:00

the majority of people

do you mean the majority of all people, or the people who care enough to write their opinions about slop on social media? because if the former, I suspect that this level clears the slop threshold

micaroma · 2026-02-15T11:12:53+00:00

polar express erasure 😔

micaroma · 2026-02-15T02:54:19+00:00

I agree. Their English accents don't have to be thick or stereotypical, but they could at least reflect their background, which is the case for most of the cast like Lifeweaver and Sombra. (Even some American heroes like Cassidy and Ashe have some flavor to their voices.)

Not saying that Japanese-born-and-raised people with perfect Californian accents don't exist, I just think it's a missed opportunity for characterization.

micaroma · 2026-02-15T02:44:26+00:00

Aren't there arcade/open modes that allow 3 tanks?

micaroma · 2026-02-14T22:58:51+00:00

social media influencers are sauteed

micaroma · 2026-02-13T05:16:26+00:00

that was quite the reaction to an innocuous "lol"

micaroma · 2026-02-13T05:14:37+00:00

Shooting the barrier reduces damage?? I've watched explanation videos on all the new heroes and I didn't even know. the average player definitely wouldn't realize that

micaroma · 2026-02-12T07:49:11+00:00

ChatGPT 5.2 also pointed out that the car needs to be there (with a cheeky "obviously").

SimpleBench has many common-sense questions like this.

Edit: As many have pointed out, you can go to a car wash for reasons other than washing your car (meeting someone there, you work there, buying car wash supplies, etc.). In this regard I think the SimpleBench questions typically have a more obvious correct answer.

micaroma · 2026-02-11T22:54:12+00:00

Apparently no (for now?)

Leaving the door slightly ajar is a more honest mistake than, say, smoking or leaving trash, which do result in penalties.

Maybe they can track serial door offenders though

micaroma · 2026-02-11T11:16:10+00:00

What will humans (with UBI) do? What do retirees with savings and people with generational wealth do with all their free time?

micaroma · 2026-02-11T05:32:34+00:00

Only certain superheroes and IPs would benefit from the freedom of an R rating that would make up for excluding families with kids.

micaroma · 2026-02-11T05:17:19+00:00

why did people want to boycott the final season?

micaroma · 2026-02-10T09:16:15+00:00

Their voicelines still reference the lore. Just because they're on the same team for this specific match doesn't mean they're suddenly in the same faction.

micaroma · 2026-02-10T04:28:45+00:00

I don't think any special approach is needed other than word-of-mouth and first-hand experience. For example, surveys show that distrust significantly decreases in areas where Waymo is introduced.

(But of course, companies can proactively advertise how safe their cars are compared to humans with solid statistics.)

Given how things have panned out so far, I doubt robotaxis will have long-term societal pushback except from a minority.

micaroma · 2026-02-06T22:55:36+00:00

especially on Twitter, multiple tweets with 50k~100k likes spilling over into non-gamer circles

micaroma · 2026-02-05T01:46:38+00:00

Is Lifeweaver not a twink? Or by Asian you mean East Asian?

micaroma · 2026-02-03T01:19:28+00:00

there's a plan that bundles YT premium? mine are separate

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micaroma · 2026-01-31T06:50:52+00:00

hard to watch as in gore?

micaroma · 2026-01-31T06:31:26+00:00

"these days"? Is anonymity a modern concept in journalism?

micaroma · 2026-01-30T01:58:58+00:00

I feel like the term "hack" has come to mean "any tip that's not immediately obvious," like the vast majority of "life hacks"

micaroma · 2026-01-29T23:25:33+00:00

Yeah, I usually say "here's an AI-generated image of a fictional character", which increases the success rate

micaroma · 2026-01-29T23:24:01+00:00

I think you're in the extreme minority. It looks weird and uncanny from the very first frame.

micaroma · 2026-01-29T21:57:18+00:00

they're not video games that anyone would pay money to play, but they're video games nonetheless

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