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Study shows frontier AI models recover up to 65% of forgotten facts by thinking longer

A study by Google Research and Technion shows that frontier models like GPT-5 and Gemini-3 encode 95-98% of tested facts but often fail to surface them. By thinking longer, these models can recover up to 65% of facts they cannot directly recall. This indicates recall is the primary bottleneck.

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Study shows frontier AI models recover up to 65% of forgotten facts by thinking longer: A study by Google Research and Technion shows that frontier models like GPT-5 and Gemini-3 encode 95-98% of tested facts but often fail to surface them. By thinking longer, these models can recover up to 65% of facts they cannot directly recall. This indicates recall is the primary bottleneck.

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