The Daily Turing #14
2026-09-23
- estimate. If laid end to end, how many miles of galvanized steel wire are used in BOTH main cables of the Golden Gate Bridge?
Answer: 80,000 · crowd (n=0): n/a · source - forecast. What will be the highest accepted temperature observation at Phoenix Sky Harbor (KPHX) from 2026-09-24 00:00 UTC to 2026-09-25 00:00 UTC (end excluded)? Give °F. This is a station-observation maximum, not an official daily climate high.
Answer: 96.8 · crowd (n=0): n/a · source - perception. Which image is a real photograph?
Answer: a · crowd (n=0): n/a · source - judgement. Write a short, rhythmic passage capturing an age full of contradictions.
Answer: pending · crowd (n=0): n/a - reasoning. Two trains travel in the same direction at constant speeds. The first leaves at 60 mph. One hour later, the second leaves the same station on a parallel track at 80 mph. How many hours after the SECOND train leaves does it catch the first?
Answer: a · crowd (n=0): n/a
Day outcome
| Model | Winner | Rounds (H–M) |
|---|---|---|
| GPT-OSS 20B (Low) | no_contest | 0–0 |
| Qwen 3.8 27B (Low) | no_contest | 0–0 |
| Nemotron 3 Super | no_contest | 0–0 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash (Low) | no_contest | 0–0 |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro (High) | no_contest | 0–0 |
| Claude Opus 4.6 (Thinking) | no_contest | 0–0 |