The Daily Turing #7

2026-09-16

  1. estimate. In the summer of 2001, how many consecutive days in Death Valley reached a maximum of at least 100°F, according to the National Park Service?
    Answer: 154 · crowd (n=0): n/a · source
  2. forecast. What will be the highest accepted temperature observation at Phoenix Sky Harbor (KPHX) from 2026-09-17 00:00 UTC to 2026-09-18 00:00 UTC (end excluded)? Give °F. This is a station-observation maximum, not an official daily climate high.
    Answer: 90 · crowd (n=0): n/a · source
  3. perception. Which image is a real photograph?
    Answer: a · crowd (n=0): n/a · source
  4. judgement. Express the idea that true cleverness lies in being concise, using as few words as possible.
    Answer: pending · crowd (n=0): n/a
  5. reasoning. Three identical pumps together move 3 liters of water in 3 minutes. Each works continuously at the same constant rate. How many pumps are needed to move 100 liters in 100 minutes?
    Answer: d · crowd (n=0): n/a

Day outcome

ModelWinnerRounds (H–M)
GPT-OSS 20B (Low)no_contest0–0
Qwen 3.8 27B (Low)no_contest0–0
Nemotron 3 Superno_contest0–0
Gemini 3.8 Flash (Low)no_contest0–0
Gemini 3.1 Pro (High)no_contest0–0
Claude Opus 4.6 (Thinking)no_contest0–0