SMRTR AIJan 26, 2026Hacker News

Only 1 LLM can fly a drone

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A new drone simulation called SnapBench tested seven leading AI language models on their ability to pilot a virtual drone through a 3D world to locate and identify creatures. Only Google's Gemini Flash succeeded at the task, while more expensive and supposedly advanced models like Claude Opus and GPT-4 failed primarily because they couldn't master altitude control needed to descend and properly identify ground-level targets.

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