This is a linkpost for MirrorCode, a project that METR funded and co-developed with Epoch AI. See Epoch AI’s blog post for more detail: https://epoch.ai/blog/mirrorcode-preliminary-results/
MirrorCode: Evidence that AI can already do some weeks-long coding tasks
@misc{mirrorcode-evidence-that-ai-can-already-do-some-weeks-long-coding-tasks,
title = {MirrorCode: Evidence that AI can already do some weeks-long coding tasks},
author = {David Rein},
howpublished = {\url{https://metr.org/blog/2026-04-10-mirrorcode-preliminary-results/}},
year = {2026},
month = {04},
}
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