AncestorBench

Can a machine simulate one day of our ancestors' world?

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@alexisohanian If so, there should be a benchmark for those kinds of simulations! https://t.co/zpg6EJJ65m

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April 15, 1912. A science teacher is on the Titanic's deck when a crew member calls up: "Any ladies on your deck?" "No." "Then you had better jump."

AI models are now strong enough to simulate experiences like this one. This version is by Claude Opus 5.5. https://t.co/cFE20QBeMn

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Each model researched its moment, wrote the script, and chose its own shots and voices. Every clip's sources are on its page, and invented lines are marked.

27 moments so far. Watch two versions with the names hidden and vote for the better one: https://t.co/KqM2ijvPhI

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April 15, 1912. A science teacher is on the Titanic's deck when a crew member calls up: "Any ladies on your deck?" "No." "Then you had better jump."

AI models are now strong enough to simulate experiences like this one. This version is by Claude Opus 5.5. https://t.co/cFE20QBeMn

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May 20, 1916. Cut off from the world since late 1914, Ernest Shackleton walks into a whaling station on South Georgia and asks the manager when the war (World War I) ended.

Simulated by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. https://t.co/RXbobUdKgh