The Daily Turing #14

2026-09-23

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. perception. Which image is a real photograph?
    Answer: a · crowd (n=0): n/a · source
  4. judgement. Write a short, rhythmic passage capturing an age full of contradictions.
    Answer: pending · crowd (n=0): n/a
  5. 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

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