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High science scores still hide unfinished research

What changedPhysClosureBench tests fifty expert-verified physics investigations and scores both local accomplishments and complete research closure. The top model averaged 6.29 of 10 but reached full closure in only 32.7 percent of attempts; 36.2 percent of attempts scoring at least 8 still remained incomplete.

A chart compares local scientific accomplishments with complete research closure across models.

The useful part

Why it matters

The top model averaged 6.29 of 10 but reached full closure in only 32.7 percent of attempts; 36.2 percent of attempts scoring at least 8 still remained incomplete.

Keep in mind

Good to know

The benchmark covers a specialized set of physics tasks.

Evidence

Primary source

arXiv

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