USABO Semifinal Exam 2020
Models take the 2020 USA Biology Olympiad semifinal exam. Scored out of 150 points.
OpenAI ran this as a simulated exam in the GPT-4 Technical Report.
- Kind
- Science olympiads
- Level
- Competition
- Scored
- Checked automatically
- Answers
- Multiple choice
- Strongest model tested
- GPT-4 Mar 2023 #180 on the capability index
- Last in a system card
- March 2023
- Last model added
- March 2023
GPT-4 leads with 87.0
Best score per model as labs report them in their own cards. Labs pick their own settings, so these compare less cleanly than independent runs.
- 1 GPT-4 Mar 2023 87.0
Source: Labs’ model cards
| # | Model | Score | Setting | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-4 Mar 2023 | 87.0 | Mar 2023 | Lab model card |
Scores over time
All the scores we have, one dot each, so a model tested at several settings appears more than once.
Source: Labs’ model cards
Labs report it only in system cards
We read the headline results of 522 launch posts from 52 labs, and none of them list this benchmark. Some system cards do, below.
One system card reports it
Besides launch posts, we read the system cards, model cards and technical reports labs publish with a release. They report far more, including safety and frontier-risk tests.
| Date | Document | Score | As the document writes it | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2023 | GPT-4 technical report | 87 | USABO Semifinal Exam 2020, 87 / 150 (99th to 100th percentile) (Table 1, GPT-4 with vision) | Capabilities |
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