A new paper from General Reasoning finds that leading AI models, including Anthropic's Claude Opus, OpenAI's GPT, and Google's Gemini, all lost money when tasked with betting on a full season of soccer matches. Each system started with a £100,000 bankroll and ended with significant deficits, some wiping out entirely. The authors say the results expose a gap between hype‑driven claims of AI automation and real‑world performance on long‑term, dynamic tasks. Read more →