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Cross-domain skill correlates almost as tightly as within-domain

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Epoch AI found models excelling at mathematics also dominate coding and reasoning, with 68% cross-domain correlation against 79% within-domain, pointing to a single capability substrate.

Reported metric: 68% vs 79%

Reporting date: 2026-01-26 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to January 26, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

Math, Inc. condenses it to: solve math, solve everything.

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Benchmarks show distinct per-model strengths

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Welcome to January 26, 2026

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Cross-domain skill correlates almost as tightly as within-domain
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Reporting date: 2026-01-26
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Claim: Epoch AI found models excelling at mathematics also dominate coding and reasoning, with 68% cross-domain correlation against 79% within-domain, pointing to a single capability substrate.
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- Welcome to January 26, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-26-2026
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