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Mike Young @mikeyoung44

AI Models Struggle With Software Setup: 48-56% Success Rate

AI models only solve 48-56% of software setup problems, new EnvBench benchmark shows. Top models struggle with complex tasks, highlighting need for better automation solutions.

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  Overview

EnvBench addresses the challenge of automating software environment setup
Tests AI agents' ability to install and configure complex software packages
Includes 50 diverse tasks across 4 difficulty levels
Evaluates based on success, reasoning quality, and efficiency
Top models achieve 48-56% success rates across the benchmark

  
  
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